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Viscosity Models for Drilling Fluids—Herschel-Bulkley Parameters and Their Use

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  • Arild Saasen

    (Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger, N-4036 Stavanger, Norway)

  • Jan David Ytrehus

    (SINTEF Industry, S.P. Andersens vei 15 B, N-7031 Trondheim, Norway)

Abstract

An evaluation is presented of the practical usage of the Herschel-Bulkley viscosity model for drilling fluids. If data from automatic viscosity measurements exist, the parameters should be selected from relevant shear rate ranges to be applicable. To be able to be used properly, viscosity measurements must be measured with a sufficient accuracy. It is shown that a manual reading of standard viscometers may yield insufficient accuracy. It is also shown that the use of yield point/plastic viscosity (YP/PV) as measured using API or ISO standards normally provide inaccurate viscosity parameters. The use of the Herschel-Bulkley model using dimensionless shear rates is more suitable than the traditional way of writing this model when the scope is to compare different drilling fluids. This approach makes it also easier to make correlations with thermodynamic quantities like pressure and temperature or chemical or mineralogical compositions of the drilling fluid.

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  • Arild Saasen & Jan David Ytrehus, 2020. "Viscosity Models for Drilling Fluids—Herschel-Bulkley Parameters and Their Use," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:20:p:5271-:d:426180
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    1. Camilo Pedrosa & Arild Saasen & Jan David Ytrehus, 2021. "Fundamentals and Physical Principles for Drilled Cuttings Transport—Cuttings Bed Sedimentation and Erosion," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Mahmoud Khalifeh & Larisa Penkala & Arild Saasen & Bodil Aase & Tor Henry Omland & Knut Taugbøl & Lorents Reinås, 2020. "Gel Pills for Downhole Pressure Control during Oil and Gas Well Drilling," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-16, November.
    3. Meng-Ge Li & Feng Feng & Wei-Tao Wu & Mehrdad Massoudi, 2020. "Numerical Simulations of the Flow of a Dense Suspension Exhibiting Yield-Stress and Shear-Thinning Effects," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-21, December.
    4. Roxana P. F. de Sousa & Glauco S. Braga & Raphael R. da Silva & Giovanna L. R. Leal & Júlio C. O. Freitas & Vivian S. Madera & Alfredo I. C. Garnica & Fabiola D. S. Curbelo, 2021. "Formulation and Study of an Environmentally Friendly Microemulsion-Based Drilling Fluid (O/W) with Pine Oil," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-22, November.
    5. Hanieh K. Foroushan & Bjørnar Lund & Jan David Ytrehus & Arild Saasen, 2021. "Cement Placement: An Overview of Fluid Displacement Techniques and Modelling," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-33, January.
    6. Abdalsalam Ihmoudah & Abdelsalam Abugharara & Mohammad Azizur Rahman & Stephen Butt, 2023. "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Rheological Models on Measurements of Shear-Thinning Fluid Flow in Smooth Pipes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-25, April.

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