Development of High Efficient Anti-sloughing Drilling Fluid and Its Application in Chunhua Block.docVIP

Development of High Efficient Anti-sloughing Drilling Fluid and Its Application in Chunhua Block 　　Abstract 　　Chunhua Block of Shengli Oilfield is one block where shale caving formation， borehole instability， well click， trip sticking， drill pipe blocking and sticking during completion logging and other downhole complex issues were encountered during the drilling process. The paper was based on slow down pressure transmission， filtrate invasion and strong inhibition of cooperation anti-sloughing basic principle. Through optimization and compatibility of the major additives， a new-type drilling fluid is characterized by good rheological properties， filtration loss， lubricity， stability and strong inhibition. The new drilling fluid has been applied in 5 wells for block test. The result showed that all wells gained a satisfactory anti-sloughing effect. The enlargement ratio of well bore diameter was reduced efficiently. The drilling time was saved. And the ratio of successful logging by one time was 100%. 　　Key words： Drilling fluid； Borehole stability； Shale strata； Cooperation anti-sloughing； Chunhua Block 　　INTRODUCTION 　　The formation of Chunhua Block is complex. Wells drilled in this block have encountered several kinds of downhole problems such as borehole collapse and caving， drag and pipe sticking during trip， logging obstructing， sticking， bad cementing quality. There exist easily have hydrating swelling and dispersive red shale layers in Kongdian Formation in Chun-26 Block. During drilling process， the filtrate in drilling fluid soaking will form a soft -shale borehole around the bore hole. Cables and electrical measuring instruments are prone to sticking under the pressure effect in logging process[1～2]. Meanwhile there exist a certain salt-gypsum containing， after entering the segment， salt-gypsum pollution caused by excessive drilling fluid viscosity， bigger dehydration， difficult to control rheology， virtual thick mud cake often formed in the bor