Bibliographic citations
Hinostroza, E., (2022). Determinación de la relación entre la tasa de penetración de las brocas PDC y las arcillas suaves de las formaciones Chambira y Yahuarango en la selva norte del Perú [Trabajo de suficiencia profesional, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/22783
Hinostroza, E., Determinación de la relación entre la tasa de penetración de las brocas PDC y las arcillas suaves de las formaciones Chambira y Yahuarango en la selva norte del Perú [Trabajo de suficiencia profesional]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/22783
@misc{renati/712156,
title = "Determinación de la relación entre la tasa de penetración de las brocas PDC y las arcillas suaves de las formaciones Chambira y Yahuarango en la selva norte del Perú",
author = "Hinostroza Vega, Enrique Gauedencio",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2022"
}
Drilling data analysis from two horizontal wells drilled in an oilfield located in the Peruvian northern jungle showed that several PDC drill bit runs were needed to complete the 8-1/2 in. section, reporting low rates of penetration (ROP) through Chambira and Yahuarango clayey formations without any dull condition in drill bits. All this lead to think these low rates of penetration were related to some type of bit balling, plastic drilling cuttings or other causes. This study describes the relation between this low ROP and claystone rocks while are drilled with water-based drilling fluids with high density, as well as identifies new PDC cutter technology to address this problem and improve drilling performance. Furthermore, this study presents a detailed analysis about PDC drill bits previously used on this application and the results obtained with the usage of PDC bits equipped with these new cutters. Even though claystone rocks are more drillable than other hard and abrasive lithologies, frequently drilling rates from PDC drill bits does not match with this characterization, even more while claystone rocks are exposed to drilling conditions with water-based muds with high densities, creating condition for occurrence of negative effects on rate of penetration and becoming one of the challenges that operators address today. This problem has led to the development of a new PDC cutter with a three-dimensional diamond layer establishing a “shovel” shaped cutting mechanism, with a positive back rake, and that presents a more efficient rock fragmentation mechanism in claystone rocks when are exposed to highly weighted water-based mud. This PDC cutter was implemented on a PDC bit and was prepared for drilling three horizontal wells in this field in the northern Peruvian jungle. These wells were selected based on similar conditions to the offset wells in terms of directional profile, hole diameter, formation, and bottom hole assemblies (BHA). This PDC bit with special cutters achieved to improve the average rate of penetration for the entire 8-1/2 in. section more than 65% which help to reduce the drilling time and cost in more than 48% respectively.
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