CA2095583A1 - Method for detecting drillstring washouts - Google Patents

Method for detecting drillstring washouts

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CA2095583A1
CA2095583A1 CA002095583A CA2095583A CA2095583A1 CA 2095583 A1 CA2095583 A1 CA 2095583A1 CA 002095583 A CA002095583 A CA 002095583A CA 2095583 A CA2095583 A CA 2095583A CA 2095583 A1 CA2095583 A1 CA 2095583A1
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drillstring
series
detecting
development
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Mohamed Damak
Dominic Patrick Joseph Mccann
David Brian White
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Varco IP Inc
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Schlumberger Technology Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure

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  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
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Abstract

A method of detecting a drillstring washout during an operation involving the addition or removal of pipes from the drillstring such as back reaming, comprising: a) performing at least one such operation and determining by hydraulic coefficient k from the relationship P = kQ a, where Q is the flow rate, P is the standpipe pressure and a is the flow exponent, from each pipe added or removed, so as to derive a series of values indicating the development of k for said operations, and b) on subsequent operations, determining k and comparing the determined values with the series obtained previously, a drillstring washout being detected when the determined value of k falls substantially below the corresponding value of k in the series. The trend in the development of k can be calculated and used to determine if an anomaly exists in the determined value of k.
CA002095583A 1992-05-23 1993-05-05 Method for detecting drillstring washouts Expired - Fee Related CA2095583C (en)

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GB9211048A GB2267300B (en) 1992-05-23 1992-05-23 Method for detecting drillstring washouts
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DE (1) DE69309149D1 (en)
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US8170800B2 (en) 2009-03-16 2012-05-01 Verdande Technology As Method and system for monitoring a drilling operation
US8381838B2 (en) 2009-12-31 2013-02-26 Pason Systems Corp. System and apparatus for directing the drilling of a well
EP2864576A4 (en) * 2012-06-22 2016-07-27 Services Petroliers Schlumberger Detecting a drill string washout event
US11313220B1 (en) 2021-02-17 2022-04-26 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Methods for identifying drill string washouts during wellbore drilling

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US3646808A (en) * 1970-08-28 1972-03-07 Loren W Leonard Method for automatically monitoring and servicing the drilling fluid condition in a well bore
US4188624A (en) * 1978-06-30 1980-02-12 Nl Industries, Inc. Method and apparatus for monitoring fluid flow through a drill string
US4346594A (en) * 1980-11-14 1982-08-31 Owings Allen J Method for locating the depth of a drill string washout or lost circulation zone
US4430892A (en) * 1981-11-02 1984-02-14 Owings Allen J Pressure loss identifying apparatus and method for a drilling mud system
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GB2267300B (en) 1995-08-02
NO304710B1 (en) 1999-02-01
NO931863D0 (en) 1993-05-21
EP0572055A1 (en) 1993-12-01
EP0572055B1 (en) 1997-03-26
GB2267300A (en) 1993-12-01
CA2095583C (en) 2004-08-10
GB9211048D0 (en) 1992-07-08
DE69309149D1 (en) 1997-04-30
NO931863L (en) 1993-11-24

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