Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials
Alireza NASIRI,Ahmadreza GHAFFARKHAH,Zahra Azimi DIJVEJIN,Masood MOSTOFI,Mostafa Keshavarz MORAVEJI
Table 4 Permeability and flow rate of bentonite and RIA-X muds for slots under 6.89 MPa (1 000 psi) pressure difference.
RIA-X mud
flow rate/(m3·h-1)
Bentonite mud
flow rate/(m3·h-1)
Fracture
permeability/μm2
Fracture
width/cm
2.8 2.2 2 522.9 0.1
44.6 34.7 20 183.1 0.2
226.0 175.8 68 118.2 0.3
714.4 555.6 161 465.5 0.4
1 744.1 1 356.6 315 362.3 0.5