Contents

Aim ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Theory ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Apparatus ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Calculation .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Result and discussion .................................................................................................................................... 5
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Reference ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Lest of figure
Figure 1:stopwatch. ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 2:mixer. .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 3:rotational viscometer...................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 4:beaker. ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Lest of table
Table 1:result. ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Aim
The aim of this experiment is to illustrate the mud filtration during static mud condition.

Theory
Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated
from the mud cake, the mud filtrate, the liquid part of the mud, invades the formation, mud filtrate
is the liquid of the drilling mud that filtrate into the formation during invasion. The filtrate and
wall building characteristics of a drilling mud are important for providing a relative measure of
the amount of mud filtrate invasion into a porous and permeable formation and the amount of
filter cake that will be deposited on the wall of the well bore wherever filtrate occurs, from a
drilling viewpoint these properties give an indication of the amount of water or oil wetting that can
take place in filtrate sensitive formation and the potential for tight hole or differential sticking
problems, for productive, hydrocarbon bearing formation these properties give an indication of the
amount of filtrate invasion and permeability damage that can be expected( ). Standard
API filter press(American Petroleum Institute) (API) filter press is generally used for identifying
the filtrate volume of drilling fluids and works only at very low pressures. ... A relationship
between the well-known fluid properties and the filtrate volume test is developed

Apparatus
Equipment

 Mixer: used for mixing the mud.

 Beaker: used to measure the volume.
 Rotational viscometer: used to reading gel strength and viscosity.
 Stopwatch.

Material
  mud

Figure 1:stopwatch. Figure 4:beaker. Figure 3:rotational Figure 2:mixer.

viscometer.

Procedure
1. mixing the mud again by the mixer.
2. Clean and dry all parts of the unite such as rotor, bob and cup.
3. Fill the cup with the drilling mud unite the remark line.
4. Tight rotor and inner cylinder shaft.
5. Put cup the stand base by centralizing the pins of the cup bottom into the holes on the stand
base.
6. Raise the cup and stand base unit the mud cover the line mentioned on the rotor.
7. Stir a sample at 600rpm for about 15 second.
8. Turn the rpm knob to the stop position.
9. Waite the desired rest time (10 seconds or 10 minutes).
10. Switch the rpm knob to the gel position.
11. Record the maximum deflection of the dial before the gel breaks as the gel strength in
Ib/100 ft2, Ib/100 ft2 ×5.077=gel strength in dynes/cm2.
12. Stir a sample at 600rpm for about 15 second.
13. Turn the rpm knob to the stop position
14. Waite the desired rest time (10 seconds or 30 minutes).
15. Record the maximum deflection of the dial before the gel breaks as the gel strength in
Ib/100 ft2.
Calculation
Result and discussion
Table 1:result.

Gel strength in (10 sec) 100/ft2 Gel strength in (10 minutes) 100/ft2
79 118
Gel strength one of the key property of the drilling fluid and effect one the operation of drilling
because it should be the gel strength of mud sufficient to suspend the equipment when the operation
is stopped, if the gel strength of mud not enough to suspend the equipment must be increase the
gel strength, till the gel strength of mud high need to a high pump force to push it from the mud
pump to well and vice versa, when we determine a gel strength in our test we have do some error
during the test which effect on the accurate of the result like, the first one the temperature of the
room not standard for the test. and then we do not employ the fresh water, after that we do not read
the needle on the scale and might we do not take a time accurately, another the mud not mixed
entirely.

Conclusion
Gel strength the time-dependent forces in the drilling mud cause an increase in viscosity as the
fluid remains quiescent for a certain period of time, the gel strength is a measurement of the
electrochemical forces within the fluid under static condition, and this experiment useful to
determine gel strength, gel strength mud property is very important in circulating system because
provide balancing the well bore.

Reference
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Guo, B. and Liu, G., (2011). Applied drilling circulation systems: hydraulics, calculations and models.
Gulf Professional Publishing.