Masters Theses
Mitigation of wellbore instability in deviated wells by using geomechanical models and MPD technique
Keywords and Phrases
Deviated wells; Drilling; Managed pressure drilling; Mechanical earth modeling; Wellbore instabilty
Abstract
"During drilling operations for the E oilfield in the Mishrif formation in southern Iraq, stuck pipe presents a significant wellbore stability problem for deviated wells. In this study, two solutions are utilized to address this problem. The first approach is a 1-D Geomechanical model of the Mishrif formation compiled based on the state of stress and rock strength parameters. It is utilized to assess the contribution of borehole collapse leading to the stuck pipe problems. The results of this study show that wells characterized by stuck pipe are drilled along azimuths which promote wellbore collapse. Three different failure criteria, the Mohr-Coulomb, Mogi-Coulomb, and Modified Lade rock failure criteria, are investigated to determine feasible drilling trajectories and mud pressure conditions for many different wells in the Mishrif Formation. If a specific azimuth for a well cannot be altered, an optimum inclination is recommended to reduce the severity of the borehole collapse. However, the optimum drilling inclination progressively changes as the intermediate principal in-situ stress increases. The second approach is evaluating the feasibility of using the managed pressure drilling (MPD) to optimize the drilling process by controlling mud weight while applying required surface pressure to achieve the target bottom hole pressure (BHP). DZxION CSM software simulation uses different mud weights to determine required choke surface backpressure (SBP) to achieve the initial target equivalent circulation density (ECD). This study discusses hydraulic simulation software used to model the drilling development plan. The software optimizes MPD parameters and discusses the sensitivity effects of each parameter on wellbore pressure and provides guidelines for managing pressure by adjusting these variables"--Abstract, page iv.
Advisor(s)
Flori, Ralph E.
Committee Member(s)
Heidari, Peyman
Hilgedick, Steven Austin
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation
- Case study of wellbore stability evaluation for the Mishrif Formation, Iraq
- A new driver for managed pressure drilling: Reducing stuck pipe occurrence
Pagination
xii, 73 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Geographic Coverage
Iraq
Rights
© 2016 Husam Raad Abbood
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Oil fields -- Production methods -- AnalysisEnhanced oil recovery -- AnalysisManaged pressure drilling (Petroleum engineering)Oil well drillingShale -- Iraq
Thesis Number
T 11006
Electronic OCLC #
974715289
Recommended Citation
Abbood, Husam Raad, "Mitigation of wellbore instability in deviated wells by using geomechanical models and MPD technique" (2016). Masters Theses. 7588.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7588