Advanced Mud System for Microhole Coiled Tubing Drilling

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Advanced Mud System for Microhole Coiled Tubing
Drilling

• 16-17 August 2005
• Prepared for
• U. S. Department of Energy-NETL
• Microhole Technology Development
• Prepared by
• Bandera Petroleum Exploration LLC
• IMPACT Technologies LLC
• Under Contract
• Solicitation No. DE-PS2-03NT15392
• Contract No. DE-FC26-04NT15476CFA No. 08025237

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• Bandera Petroleum Exploration LLC
• Bruce Galbierz, P.E. - Principal Investigator
• 918.747.7771 X105
• bruce_at_banderapetroleum.com
• IMPACT Technologies LLC
• Ken Oglesby, P.E.
• 918.627.8035
• kdo_at_impact2u.com

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Project Results(Budget Phase 1)

• Defined Mud Types and Properties suitable for MHT
• Defined Hydraulics Geometries and Conditions for
  MHT - Set envelope of operating parameters
• Developed Abrasive Slurry Jet (ASJ) Drilling
  System
• Evaluated and Identified Pumps suitable for MHT
  and ASJ
• Evaluated and Identified Mud Processing Equipment
  suitable for MHT and ASJ
• Explored non-traditional components and methods
  for the Mud System

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and Well control
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MHT Mud System Specifications

• Hole Specs 3.5 hole 5000 TVD 1000
  lateral
• Pump Flow Rate and Pressure Specs
• 300 gpm _at_ 1000 psi 10 gpm _at_ 5000 psi
• Flow Back Processing Specifications
• 500 gpm water based, oil based and gasified
  fluids
• Other Parameters
• Mix, circulate, clean and store 200 bbls water /
  diesel muds
• Mud- types/function
• Zero Discharge no fluids hit the ground and
• solids / liquids can be hauled
• HSE Considerations

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Kemtron KTL48 Dual shaker Dual cones
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• Mud System Evolving Technologies
• Abrasive Slurry Jetting - ASJ
• High Pressure Slurry Pump
• Modular non-steel tank piping
• Composite Coiled Tubing
• Sintered Carbide Surfacing
• Grind, Slurry re-inject fluids cuttings
• Clear water only discharge
• GLCC plus
• Horiz Directional Drilling/ Trenchless
• Ground TPO Liner

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Results and Discussion

• Pumps Evaluated
• Kerr 3500 series
• National JWS185
• Gardner Denver TEE series
• Tulsa Triplex TT series