The biodiesel-based flat-rheology drilling fluid system
JIANG Guancheng,SHI He,HE Yinbo
Table 12. Anti-shale cuttings performance of biodiesel-based flat-rheology drilling fluid
Shale cuttings
addition/%
Rheology test
temperature/°C
Apparent
viscosity/
(mPa·s)
Plastic
viscosity/
(mPa·s)
Yield point/
Pa
Φ6 Φ3 Initial gel
strength/
Pa
Final gel
strength/
Pa
Emulsion-
breaking
voltage/V
API
filtrate/
mL
HTHP filtrate/
mL
5 2 52 44 8.18 7 6 3.0 4.0 1 353 0.8 8.1
30 43 36 7.15 7 6 3.0 3.5
65 31 24 7.15 6 5 2.5 3.0
10 2 58 49 9.20 9 8 4.0 5.0 1 138 1.8 11.4
30 46 38 8.18 8 7 3.5 4.0
65 37 30 7.15 7 6 3.0 3.5
15 2 64 50 14.31 13 12 6.0 7.0 875 3.6 16.0
30 52 41 11.24 10 9 4.5 5.0
65 43 35 8.18 8 7 3.5 4.0