Mud weight

• High enough to prevent influx from

reservoir fluids
• High enough to ensure wellbore stability
• Too high mud weight can cause fracturing
of the formation
• Too high mud weight (too high over
balance) will slow down the penetration rate
Effective mud weight
• Mud weight of a given fluid will vary with
pressure and temperature
Temperature / Pressure Effects on Density
Scarabeo 5 6506/11-7
2.100

2.000
Density (sp.gr.)

20 °C
50 °C 75 °C 125 °C
100 °C 150 °C 175 °C
200 °C
1.900

1.800

EDC 99: 1.93 sp.gr. @ 35°C

1.700
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Virtual Pressure (100 Bar)
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ESD, equivalente static density
ESD: Equivalent Static Density Profile vs TVD
Scarabeo 5 6506/11-7
0

1
True Vertical Depth (1000 m)

EDC 99: 1.93 sp.gr. @ 35 °C, T(0) = 28 °C, T(TD) = 131 °C

5
1.930 1.935 1.940 1.945
Virtual Equivalent Density (sp.gr.)
Hydraulics
®
ECD, equivalente circulating density
• Addition to mud weight from friction pressure loss and
drill cuttings
VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS® MD: 4760 m Operator: Scarabeo 5

SnapShot
Fan 70 # 1004
Fan 35 # 1009
TVD: 4760 m Well Name: 6506/11-7
Bit Size: 8.5 in. Location:
©1996-98 M-I L.L.C. - All Rights Reserved Date: 14.05.01 Country:
Casing Program Density (sp.gr.) PV, YP, LSYP Temp (°C) AV (m/min) Hole Clean Ind Pressure Loss (%)
Depth
Depth Csg/H Dia (m) 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 0 25 50 75 100 0 50 100 150 0 25 50 75 100 0VG0.25 G0.50 F0.75 P1.00 0 25 50 75 100

8
Drill String
376 m 19"
500
Bit

Annulus
1000

PV DRILLING FLUID
EDC 99
1500 ECD Ann
Mud Weight 1.93 sp.gr.
Test Temp 35 °C

SYSTEM DATA
2000 Flow Rate 1300 l/min
Riser Pump 0 l/min
ROP 5 m/hr
RPM 150 rpm
2500
YP WOB 10 K Newton
Nozzles 14-14-14-14
Nozzles
ESD DS
3000 PRESSURE LOSS (bar)
Modified Power Law (@R6/R3)
Drill String 90.3
MWD 30.0
3500
Bit 33.7
Bit On/Off 10.0
LSYP Annulus 62.1
4000 Surface Equip 20.0
U-Tube Press 0.5
Total System 246.5
4312 m 9-7/8"
8-5/8" ID ESD ECD +Cut
4500
Csg Shoe 1.935 2.056 2.057
TD 1.935 2.071 2.072
4760 m 8.5"
VRDH - Version 2.5
File - SC5HTHP!.MDB
5000
Measuring mud weight
Weighting additives
• The weighting additives are added to the
mud to give it the required mud weight.

• Barite, Density of 4200 kg/m3

• Hematite, Density of 5100 kg/ m3
• Calcium carbonate, Density of 2700 kg/m3

• In addition can the drilling mud be made up

from brine of required density if low solids
or solid free mud is required.