Petroleum Science >2020, Issue 6: 1-14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-020-00472-8
Numerical and experimental investigation on the depressurization capacity of a new type of depressure-dominated jet mill bit Open Access
文章信息
作者:Xu-Yue Chen, Tong Cao, Kai-An Yu, De-Li Gao, Jin Yang & Hong-Shu Wei
作者单位:
Affiliations
MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, China
Xu-Yue Chen, Tong Cao, Kai-An Yu, De-Li Gao & Jin Yang
Shaanxi Cooperative Innovation Center of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Development, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, 710065, Shaanxi, China
Xu-Yue Chen
CNOOC China Limited, Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen, 518067, Guangdong, China
Hong-Shu Wei
Corresponding authors
Correspondence to Xu-Yue Chen or De-Li Gao.
投稿时间:2020-6-16
引用方式:Chen, X., Cao, T., Yu, K. et al. Numerical and experimental investigation on the depressurization capacity of a new type of depressure-dominated jet mill bit. Pet. Sci. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-020-00472-8
文章摘要
Efficient cuttings transport and improving rate of penetration (ROP) are two major challenges in horizontal drilling and extended reach drilling. A type of jet mill bit (JMB) may provide an opportunity to catch the two birds with one stone: not only enhancing cuttings transport efficiency but also improving ROP by depressuring at the bottom hole. In this paper, the JMB is further improved and a new type of depressure-dominated JMB is presented; meanwhile, the depressurization capacity of the depressure-dominated JMB is investigated by numerical simulation and experiment. The numerical study shows that low flow-rate ratio helps to enhance the depressurization capacity of the depressure-dominated JMB; for both depressurization and bottom hole cleaning concern, the flow-rate ratio is suggested to be set at approximately 1:1. With all other parameter values being constant, lower dimensionless nozzle-to-throat-area ratio may result in higher depressurization capacity and better bottom hole cleaning, and the optimal dimensionless nozzle-to-throat-area ratio is at approximately 0.15. Experiments also indicate that reducing the dimensionless flow-rate ratio may help to increase the depressurization capacity of the depressure-dominated JMB. This work provides drilling engineers with a promising tool to improve ROP.
关键词
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Horizontal drilling;Jet mill bit;Bottom hole depressurization;Bottom hole flow field;Rate of penetration