Consistent Rheological Behavior of Formate Based Fluid for Drilling and Workover Operations

Authors Venkata Ramana Avula1, M.J.A. Prince2, G. Siva Reddy3, Srinivasa Reddy Devarapu4
Affiliations

1Department of Petroleum Engineering, GIET (A), Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India

2Department of Petroleum Engineering, AMET University, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India

3Department of Biotechnology, KLEF, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

4Energy Cluster, School of Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Е-mail devarapusrinu@gmail.com
Issue Volume 14, Year 2022, Number 6
Dates Received 03 October 2022; revised manuscript received 25 December 2022; published online 27 December 2022
Citation Venkata Ramana Avula, M.J.A. Prince, G. Siva Reddy, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 14 No 6, 06006 (2022)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.14(6).06006
PACS Number(s) 83.60.La
Keywords Drilling fluid, Workover fluids, Formation (16) , Rheology, Chemical additives.
Annotation

Formate based fluids are environmentally friendly and biodegradable drilling fluids that are compatible and solid free, contributing to eliminate formation damage. In this regard, they find their application in drilling fluids, as well as in completion fluids. In this work, three potassium formate based fluids of different concentrations such as 40, 50, 60 % w/w and water-based fluid (WBF) are prepared with help of additives namely, calcium carbonate, xanthan gum and ethylene glycol. The consistent performance of a drilling, completion or workover fluid is very much necessary for successful and economical drilling, completion or workover operation. Hence the synthesized fluid samples with various concentrations of potassium based fluids are analyzed for their rheological behavior at various temperatures and a function of time.

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