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    Drilling Fluid Compressibility

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    This document discusses the compressibility of drilling fluids and their components. It defines compressibility as the change in volume of a material due to a change in pressure. The effective compressibility of a drilling fluid is calculated based on the volume fractions and compressibilities of its water, oil, and solid components. Average compressibility values are provided for these components in a drilling fluid. Finally, an example calculation is shown to determine the volume of drilling fluid needed to pressure test a casing string to 1,500 psi based on the annular volume and effective compressibility of the drilling fluid.

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    This document discusses the compressibility of drilling fluids and their components. It defines compressibility as the change in volume of a material due to a change in pressure. The effective compressibility of a drilling fluid is calculated based on the volume fractions and compressibilities of its water, oil, and solid components. Average compressibility values are provided for these components in a drilling fluid. Finally, an example calculation is shown to determine the volume of drilling fluid needed to pressure test a casing string to 1,500 psi based on the annular volume and effective compressibility of the drilling fluid.

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    This document discusses the compressibility of drilling fluids and their components. It defines compressibility as the change in volume of a material due to a change in pressure. The effective compressibility of a drilling fluid is calculated based on the volume fractions and compressibilities of its water, oil, and solid components. Average compressibility values are provided for these components in a drilling fluid. Finally, an example calculation is shown to determine the volume of drilling fluid needed to pressure test a casing string to 1,500 psi based on the annular volume and effective compressibility of the drilling fluid.

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    This document discusses the compressibility of drilling fluids and their components. It defines compressibility as the change in volume of a material due to a change in pressure. The effective compressibility of a drilling fluid is calculated based on the volume fractions and compressibilities of its water, oil, and solid components. Average compressibility values are provided for these components in a drilling fluid. Finally, an example calculation is shown to determine the volume of drilling fluid needed to pressure test a casing string to 1,500 psi based on the annular volume and effective compressibility of the drilling fluid.

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    Drilling Fluid Compressibility

    All materials, whether solids, liquids or gases, are compressible, i.e. the volume V of a given mass will be reduced
    to V - dV when a force is exerted uniformly all over its surface. If the force per unit area of surface increases from
    p to p + dp, the relationship between change of pressure and change of volume depends on the compressibility of
    the material.

    1
    dp
    ; where c is the compressibility

    =
    cV
    dV
    For a drilling fluid composed of water, oil and solids having compressibilities cw, co and cs , respectively, the
    effective compressibility, ce, is given by:

    c e = cw f w + co f o + c s f s
    Where fw, fo , and fs denote the volume fractions of water, oil, and solids.
    Therefore:

    1
    dp

    =
    ceV
    dV
    Average Compressibility Values For Drilling Fluid Components
    Compressibility (psi-1 )
    3.0 x 106
    5.0 x 10-6
    0.2 x 10-6

    Component
    Water
    Oil
    Solids

    Example: Casing Pressure Test


    Calculate approximately how much mud will have to be pumped to pressure test a casing string to 1,500 psi. Mud
    will be pumped through the annulus. The annular volume is 180 bbls and a float is present on the string. The
    mud system is invert emulsion: 70% oil - 20% water - 10% solids.
    The effective compressibility calculates to:

    ce = (3-6 psi-1 ) 0.2 + (5-6 psi-1 ) 0.7 + (2-7 psi-1 ) 0.1 = 3.58 x 10-6 psi-1
    Thus, the anticipated pressure increase for every barrel of mud pumped into the system (or every barrel the system
    is compressed by):

    dp
    1
    =
    = 1,552 psi / bbl
    dV
    6
    1
    3.58 psi
    180 bbl

    The volume of mud required to pressure up the system to 1,500 psi therefore is:

    1,500 psi
    1,552 psi / bbl

    M. Turri - 2003

    = 0.97 bbl 1 bbl

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