Drilling & Milling Best Practice:

If the situation is to perform drilling or milling operations (junk mill), the recommended

practice is as follows:

 Use a tricone Bit (IADC Bit Codes 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, and 3-1) – medium hard
formation. PDC Bit is not preferred.
 Best RPM shall be – 70 to 125
 Use a mud viscosity of 60 CPS for cuttings removal
 Weight on bit – Apply 5-7 Klbs. until the top end of the mandrel is drilled away
which is 4-5 inch. Then increase 3 Klbs. of weight per inch of bit size to drill the
remaining part. Example: 4-1/2 bit will use 9,000-13,500 lbs. of weight.
 Don’t apply weight in excess of the recommended amount. Unreasonable weight can
tear out chunks of the Bridge Plug and performing another trip will be mandatory to
remove the chunks to permit further penetration.
 Drill Collars – shall be used to supply the necessary WOB and Drilling
bit stabilization. Example: 4-1/2 thru 5-1/2 (8-min.) 7 and larger (12 min.).
 Junk Baskets – One or more junk baskets shall be used in the drill string. If reverse
circulation is planned, any tools in the tubing or drill string should have sane ID of the
bit so cuttings will not bridge.
 Annular Velocity – 120 ft/min is to be considered.
 Junk basket above the bit.

Sources: https://www.drillingmanual.com/bridge-plug-in-oil-gas/