TY - GEN
T1 - A comparative study of lost circulation materials
AU - Boukadi, Fathi
AU - Yaghi, Basma
AU - Al-Hadrami, Hamoud
AU - Bemani, Ali
AU - Babadagli, Tayfun
AU - De Mestre, Peter
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - In this article, the objective is to identify on alternative lost circulation material (LCM) to combat typical operational problems associated with drilling mud losses. These problems cost the local oil company significant downtime. In the oil industry, and, of course, to the local oil company, most of the commercial lost circulation materials have been tested with different levels of success. The trend now is to rethink different ways to better tackle the mud losses intricate problem and reduce drilling costs. The objective is to investigate possible gelling and bridging agents that are currently used by other industries. To start, an extensive literature search for possible LCM candidates from industries like construction, refrigeration, pleasure-boat manufacturing and others is embarked on. The next challenge would be to envisage a thorough chemical screening and testing program to come up with an LCM that could be effective if pumped through thief zones. The effectiveness yardstick could then be measured by: (1) solving the problems of placement, (2) temperature, (3) pressure, etc.
AB - In this article, the objective is to identify on alternative lost circulation material (LCM) to combat typical operational problems associated with drilling mud losses. These problems cost the local oil company significant downtime. In the oil industry, and, of course, to the local oil company, most of the commercial lost circulation materials have been tested with different levels of success. The trend now is to rethink different ways to better tackle the mud losses intricate problem and reduce drilling costs. The objective is to investigate possible gelling and bridging agents that are currently used by other industries. To start, an extensive literature search for possible LCM candidates from industries like construction, refrigeration, pleasure-boat manufacturing and others is embarked on. The next challenge would be to envisage a thorough chemical screening and testing program to come up with an LCM that could be effective if pumped through thief zones. The effectiveness yardstick could then be measured by: (1) solving the problems of placement, (2) temperature, (3) pressure, etc.
KW - Epoxy
KW - Lost circulation material
KW - Polymers
KW - Polyurethanes
KW - Resins
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U2 - 10.1080/00908310490494612
DO - 10.1080/00908310490494612
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4344571609
SN - 0090-8312
VL - 26
SP - 1043
EP - 1051
JO - Energy Sources
JF - Energy Sources
ER -