Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters
Abstract Blowout incidents not only lead to fatalities but also cause loss of assets, expensive clean-up, costly incident investigations and reports, and negative impact on the environment. The 2010 Macondo blowout accident in the Gulf of Mexico was an eye-opener for many oil and gas operators and o...
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| description | Abstract Blowout incidents not only lead to fatalities but also cause loss of assets, expensive clean-up, costly incident investigations and reports, and negative impact on the environment. The 2010 Macondo blowout accident in the Gulf of Mexico was an eye-opener for many oil and gas operators and oilfield service companies; thus, making early kick detection technology research one of the top industry agendas. However, only limited progress has been made in detection technologies that focus on downhole parameters due to the complexity of offshore drilling operations that is increasingly shifting towards the deepwater. Therefore, the current paper experimentally explores downhole drilling parameters for kick indication during drilling. The study utilizes a fully instrumented laboratory scale drilling rig coupled with an air injection and surface monitoring systems. This study observed a sudden jump in bottomhole pressure, increased volume of the return fluid, decreased density of the return fluid, reduced rate of penetration, and increased rotary speed as indicators of kick. The most significant new finding, which is also validated with field reports, is the dampening effects of the drilling vibrations due to kick. Frequency analysis of the axial bit–rock displacements/vibrations confirms the changes of frequencies due to kick induction during drilling. Coupling this important finding with dynamic drilling models, the response of the drilling system at surface (e.g. standpipe, choke pressures, etc.) indicating this change can be predicted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75c201487d9f4c8c9d93b4baf65589542022-12-22T04:32:46ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology2190-05582190-05662018-06-019160561610.1007/s13202-018-0510-zExperimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parametersIdris O. Sule0Faisal Khan1Stephen Butt2Centre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), Process Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial UniversityCentre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), Process Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial UniversityDrilling Technology Laboratory (DTL), Process Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial UniversityAbstract Blowout incidents not only lead to fatalities but also cause loss of assets, expensive clean-up, costly incident investigations and reports, and negative impact on the environment. The 2010 Macondo blowout accident in the Gulf of Mexico was an eye-opener for many oil and gas operators and oilfield service companies; thus, making early kick detection technology research one of the top industry agendas. However, only limited progress has been made in detection technologies that focus on downhole parameters due to the complexity of offshore drilling operations that is increasingly shifting towards the deepwater. Therefore, the current paper experimentally explores downhole drilling parameters for kick indication during drilling. The study utilizes a fully instrumented laboratory scale drilling rig coupled with an air injection and surface monitoring systems. This study observed a sudden jump in bottomhole pressure, increased volume of the return fluid, decreased density of the return fluid, reduced rate of penetration, and increased rotary speed as indicators of kick. The most significant new finding, which is also validated with field reports, is the dampening effects of the drilling vibrations due to kick. Frequency analysis of the axial bit–rock displacements/vibrations confirms the changes of frequencies due to kick induction during drilling. Coupling this important finding with dynamic drilling models, the response of the drilling system at surface (e.g. standpipe, choke pressures, etc.) indicating this change can be predicted.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-018-0510-zKick indicatorsDrillingAxial bit vibrationsEarly kick detection |
| spellingShingle | Idris O. Sule Faisal Khan Stephen Butt Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology Kick indicators Drilling Axial bit vibrations Early kick detection |
| title | Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| title_full | Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| title_fullStr | Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| title_short | Experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| title_sort | experimental investigation of gas kick effects on dynamic drilling parameters |
| topic | Kick indicators Drilling Axial bit vibrations Early kick detection |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-018-0510-z |
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