WO2007112292A3 - Method for controlling fluid pressure in a borehole using a dynamic annular pressure control system - Google Patents

Method for controlling fluid pressure in a borehole using a dynamic annular pressure control system Download PDF

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WO2007112292A3
WO2007112292A3 PCT/US2007/064740 US2007064740W WO2007112292A3 WO 2007112292 A3 WO2007112292 A3 WO 2007112292A3 US 2007064740 W US2007064740 W US 2007064740W WO 2007112292 A3 WO2007112292 A3 WO 2007112292A3
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fluid pressure
annular space
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Donald G Reitsma
John G Samuell
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Donald G Reitsma
John G Samuell
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • E21B21/106—Valve arrangements outside the borehole, e.g. kelly valves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions

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A method for controlling formation pressure during drilling of a borehole through a subterranean formation includes selectively pumping drilling fluid through a drill string extended into a borehole, out a drill bit at the bottom of the drill string and into an annular space between the drill string and borehole. Drilling fluid is discharged from the borehole to a reservoir to clean the drilling fluid for reuse. Annular space fluid pressure is selectively increased to maintain the selected fluid pressure proximate the bottom of the borehole by applying fluid pressure to the annular space. Selective Increasing Includes controlling orifice aperture operatively coupled between the annular space and reservoir. Formation fluid pressure is predicted at a depth below a lowermost depth at which the borehole is drilled, the aperture is adjusted to maintain a selected borehole pressure in response to the predicted formation fluid pressure.
PCT/US2007/064740 2006-03-28 2007-03-23 Method for controlling fluid pressure in a borehole using a dynamic annular pressure control system WO2007112292A2 (en)

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