Drilling fluid · Horizontal well · Cuttings transports · Low bentonite content water-based mud
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Advancements in horizontal drilling technologies are utilized to develop unconventional resources, where reservoir temperatures and pressures are very high. However, the flocculation of bentonite in traditional fluids at high temperature and high
pressure (HTHP) environments can lower cuttings transportation efficiency and even result in problems such as stuck pipe,
decreased rate of penetration (ROP), accelerated bit wear, high torque, and drag on the drill string, and formation damage.
The major purpose of the present research is to investigate the performance of low bentonite content water-based fluids for
the hole cleaning operation in horizontal drilling processes.
Low bentonite content water-based drilling fluids were formulated by re
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