DRILLING

DEPARTMENT

2nd Quarterly Presentation

Date of Presentation: 14 /02/2022
Date of Joining: 20/07/2021

Mentor :
Submitted By :
Shri Nilotpal Talukdar
Manish Kumar
Deputy Chief Engineer
Senior officer on probation
(Drilling Operations) Drilling department
S/C- (203501)
 Contents
• What is mud

• Types of mud

• Why mud

• Mud flow cycle

• Mud conditioning equipment

• Indication of poor solid control

 Drilling fluid(Mud)
 Drilling fluid is usually a mixture of: water/oil(base fluid), bentonite, weighing material and few chemicals.
 Drilling mud in drilling engineering is used to aid the drilling of wells.
• The mud or drilling fluid has many functions. While selecting mud physical and chemical
properties to fulfill these tasks, consideration must be given to:
- Environmental issues
- Convenience of drilling process
- The total cost  
 Types of mud
Synthetic based
Water based mud(WBD) Oil based mud(OBD)
fluid(SBM)
• Base fluid is water. • Base fluid is petroleum • Base fluid is synthetic oil.
product.

Mud policy for DIZ(S#2)

Depth(m) Hole size(inch) Weight Viscosity Mud type
(lbs/cft) (sec)
250 171/2 66 65-60 Bentonite - suspension- spud mud

2000 121/4 66-68 60-50 Bentonite – Mud partially treated with fluid loss control agents and
lubricants

2987 8½ 68-70 50-45 Bentonite – Mud fully treated with Rheology modifier,F/loss controlling
agents and lubricants.
 Engineers Chemist
Drilling Tasks Mud Information Carrier
Mud/Fluids
 Bottomhole Cleaning

Aiding Scientific Evaluation

Gas
 Cuttings Transport
Tracers
 Borehole Wall Support
Cuttings
 Balancing Formation Pressure
 Cooling the Bit Mud
 Hydraulic Power Transmission Gas
 Data Transmission (MWD) Fluids
 Reducing Friction Cuttings
 Corrosion Protection Cores
 M.P M.P
1 2
Possum
belly SC SC

Desander
Shale Shale Intermediate
/Disilter/Mud Suction tank
shaker shaker cleaner tank

Storage tank 1
Solid control equipments:
• Shale shakers(LMSS) Storage tank 2
• Desander Storage tank 3
• Disilter
• Centrifuges
 Mud conditioning equipment

Shale Mud Decanter Vaccum

Desander Desilter
shaker cleaner centrifuge degasser

WHY ??

Particle Particle Example • To remove the cuttings and contaminants.

Size Classification • To reuse the mud again.
• To avoid mud wastage by recycling which
> 2000  Coarse Gravel and coal save well cost.
Intermediate • To prevent the contaminants from affecting
2000 - 250 Sands and other kind of
solids. the valuable properties of mud.
250 – 74  Medium
Fine Barite silt and fine 1) Weight(density)
74 – 44 
particles 2) Rheological properties
44 – 2  Ultrafine
Bentonite, clay and very 3) Filtrate and filter cake
<2 Colloidal fine solids 4) pH value
LMSS(linear motion shale shaker):
 G Force ≤7.0 g.
 Deck angle: -3~+5°
 Separation Particle : > 65 μm removal.

FREQUENT TROUBLE SHOOTING

LMSS MUD OVER-FLOW:
 Cleanliness of Shaker screen
 Check Deck Angle
 Proper screen size

 Make: MI SWACO(mongoose) LMSS Specification used in S#2

 2 units
 Rated capacity 500 GPM
• One Micron = 1X10-6 m
 Motion - Linear • Mesh size = no. of openings in a
square inch.
 Overflow discharge
Feed chamber
DESANDER:
• Separation Particle Size: (40 – 100) μm removal.
inlet
• Fluid Pressure requirement: 120psi
• Capacity (per cone): 500 GPM (Normal).
Vortex finder

HYDROCYCLONES
DISILTER: Inner vortex

• Separation Particle Size: (12 – 74) μm removal

• Fluid Pressure requirement: 35psi
• Capacity (per cone): 50 – 80 gpm

MUD CLEANER Underflow discharge

(from apex opening)
• Separation Particle Size (for normal LM Shaker system): (12/20 – 74)μm removal
• Separation Particle Size (Hi-G LM Shaker system): (7 - 20)μm removal
 Rope Discharge through Hydro-cyclone: (Troubleshooting)
• To check the fluid pressure. Maintain the pressure (75 ft of head)
• To check fluid flow rate to match with the cone capacity
• Check particle separation size

MUD CLEANER IN S#2:

• Make: MI SWACO(84T) • Make: Make: MI SWACO(2-12) • Screen capacity-1000GPM

• Disilter cone size - 4” • Desander cone size- 12” • Screen motion-Linear
• No of Disilter-16nos • No. of desander cones-02
• Operating pressure- 35 psi • Operating pressure- 120 psi
 Rope discharge in
Hydro cyclones

Under flow weight Low rate of

of hydrocyclones penetration

Indications
for poor
solid control

High plastic Torque & Drag

viscosity

Weight of drilling
fluid
 Important points for a shift incharge
(Solid control system)
 Safety first
PPE is must.
Goggles is must when you are working near solid control system.
Immaculated area around solid control equipments

 Keep check on the quality of solid control.

Rope discharge, overflow of mud.

 Keep check on cutting recovery.

 Optimize the use of solid control system

THANK YOU!!!