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2012 Baroid IDP
Basic Drilling Fluids Workshop
Introduction to Drilling
Fluids
The Original Drilling Fluids Company™
Baroid Industrial Drilling Products
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The Original Drilling Fluids Company™
Introduction To Drilling Fluids
 Why are you here?
 How can we talk about Drilling Fluids for
the whole week?
 What is “Success”?
 Drilling Fluids ARE part of the good drilling
practices success formula
 What is the primary objective?
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Primary Objective
Photo Courtesy of Roscoe Moss
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Why pay attention to drilling fluids?
 What does a Drilling Fluid do?
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Remove cuttings from
the bit and transport
them to the surface
 Allow the cuttings to
be removed at the
surface
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Suspend cuttings
when not circulating
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Stabilize and support
the Wellbore
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
FORMATION
 Protect the formation
and the formation
fluids
FILTRATE
INVASION
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FILTER
CAKE
DRILL PIPE
DRILLING
FLUID
Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Insure reliable
geologic information
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Control subsurface
pressures
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Cool and Lubricate
the bit and drillstring
 Transmit hydraulic
energy to the bit
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Maximize Wellbore
Value
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Functions of a DRILLING FLUID
 Remove cuttings from the bit and transport them to the
surface
 Allow the cuttings to be removed at the surface
 Suspend cuttings when not circulating
 Stabilize and support the Wellbore
 Protect the formation and the formation fluids
 Insure reliable geologic information
 Control subsurface pressures
 Cool and Lubricate the bit and drillstring
 Transmit hydraulic energy to the bit
 Maximize Wellbore Value
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This Week
 This drilling fluids workshop is all about the
practical application of drilling fluids science
 Everything we talk about addresses the
functions of drilling fluids and how these effect
you
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Properties & Testing
Mixing
Bentonite and Polymers
Products
Applications to field conditions
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WATER AS YOUR DRILLING FLUID?
 Water by itself does NOT perform any of
the drilling fluid functions well
 Water may cause drilling problems
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ARE YOU EXPECTING THIS?
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Drilling Fluids
 Magic doesn’t exist
 Therefore we must pay attention to each
and every part of the drilling program, and
this week, drilling fluids in particular
 One size does not fit all
 “Engineered fluid solutions to
maximize wellbore value”
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