The effect of drillpipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using polypropylene beads in waterbased mud at different hole angles

• Main Authors: Katende, A., Segar, B., Ismail, I., Sagala, F., Saadiah, H. H. A. R., Samsuri, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87767/1/IsshamIsmail2020_TheEffectofDrillpipeRotationonImprovingHole.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87767/; http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-00815-1
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Hole cleaning is always a problem, particularly during drilling operations, and drilling fluid plays an important role in transporting drill cuttings through an annular section of wellbore to the surface. To transport the cuttings, a water-based mud with added polypropylene beads was selected since...