Mud weight r mud density one f th vital drilling fluid properties b t balances nd controls formation pressure.

. Moreover, t l helps wellbore stability. Weight f drilling mud leisurely nd reported n pounds per gallon (PPG), beat per cubic feet (lb/cu.ft), r grams per milliliter (b/ml). Mud density normally leisurely b a conventional mud balance; bt, f h m air inside a fluid phase, conception frm th conventional mud balance wll give n inaccurate number. Consequently, th mt rght method t measure th mud weight wth a pressurized mud balance. Th pressurized mud balance looks lk th convention one, bt t h a pressurized sample cup. Whn push mud sample n th cup, n gas n fluid phase compressed t very small number th mud weight measurement more rght. Wht wll b happened f thr insufficient drilling fluid density? 1. Well control - Th well wll b n n under balance condition n formation fluids gas, oil, nd water- wll enter nt th wellbore. 2. Wellbore collapse (wellbore instability) - th wellbore wll possibly become unstable, f th hydrostatic pressure provided b a mud discourse below formation pressure. Wht wll b happened f th mud weight t high? 1. Lost passage If th hydrostatic pressure frm mud discourse exceeds formation strength, t wll cause formation t brk. Once th formation broken, th drilling fluids wll lose nt th induced formation brk. 2. Decrease n rate f penetration - Th more density h whl drilling, th less ROP wll b. Practically, whl drilling, low mud weight used t th beginning nd weight wll b increased th well drilled deeper n order t optimize ROP. 3. Stuck pipe - Sn thr r differences between th formation pressure nd th hydrostatic pressure, thr wll b a lot f chances tht a drill string wll gt differentially stuck crosswise permeable rocks. 4. Formation hrt - Th more mud weight n th well, th more mud filtration invades nt porous formations. Th invaded mud wll cause hrt t formation rocks.