Parameters optimization in deepwater dual-gradient drilling based on downhole separation
WANG Jiangshuai,LI Jun,LIU Gonghui,HUANG Tao,YANG Hongwei
Table 3 The optimization results under different range of drilling parameters.
n value Optimization results of drilling parameters Maximum
drilling
depth/m
Separation
efficiency
Injection volume fraction Density of pure
drilling fluid/(kg?m-3)
Distance between separator and bit/m Wellhead back pressure/Pa Displacement/
(L?s-1)
5 0.4 0.30 1 150 100 1 000 000 30 1 440
6 0.4 0.34 1 250 100 500 000 36 1 510
7 0.4 0.38 1 300 100 500 000 42 1 550