SENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR INLINE DETECTION OF VISCOSITY AND SOLIDS CONTENT OF NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS Svetlana Hageraats-Ponomareva (Shell) and Nikola Pelevic (VSL) 1 January 2016 European Metrology project on Non-Newtonian rheology
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SENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR INLINE DETECTION OF VISCOSITY AND SOLIDS CONTENT OF NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS
Svetlana Hageraats-Ponomareva (Shell) and Nikola Pelevic (VSL)
1 January 2016
European Metrology project on Non-Newtonian rheology
No existing measurement standard & no estimate of uncertainty
Oil well drilling: Recommended practices vs traceable measurement
DRILLING FLUIDS – FUNCTION AND REQUIREMENTS
Mud Circulation System – Basics Typical mud properties - Water based or (synthetic) oil based or cement - Flow: 0 – 2000 L/min, 100-350 bar - Power Law or Bingham Plastic rheology - Density range 0,7 to 2,4 SG (oil to weighted mud) - Additives: salt, bentonite, viscosifier e.g. starch baryte solids ≤ 0,125 mm Base for pH of 10, surfactants, et cetera
• Well Control • Transport cuttings to surface • Suspend solids in annulus • Release solids at surface • Lubricate bit • Provide Power • Stabilize borehole • Enable bore hole logging
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Shear stress (non-Newtonian)
Newtonian fluid: viscosity is constant
Viscosity = =
stress required to flow
amount of deformation
Non-Newtonian (Herschel-Bulkley)
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Newtonian
DRILLING AUTOMATION – WELL HYDRAULICS
5 May 2011
RHEOLOGY THEORY- SIMPLIFIED
Rheology models
• ECD / frictional pressure losses
• Particle carrying capacity / hole cleaning
• Frictional forces / hookload, torque and drag
6 May 2011
MAIN INFLUENCES OF DRILLING MUD RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
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Shear rate / (1/s)
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IRIS_NNRL1
METAS_NNRL1_CSR
METAS_NNRL1_CSS
PTB_NNRL1
Shell_NNRL1
VSL_NNRL1_CR
VSL_NNRL1_CS
NNRL2
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IRIS_NNRL2
METAS_NNRL2_CSR
METAS_NNRL2_CSS
PTB_NNRL4
Shell_NNRL2_cone1
Shell_NNRL2_cone2
VSL_NNRL2_CR
VSL_NNRL2_CS
unloading
NNRL3
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IRIS_NNRL3
METAS_NNRL3_CSR
METAS_NNRL3_CSS
PTB_NNRL3
Shell_NNRL3
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VSL_NNRL3_CS
unloading
NNRL4
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METAS_NNRL4_CSR
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Shell_NNRL4
VSL_NNRL4_CR
VSL_NNRL4_CS
unloading
ACHIEVEMENTS: 5 DIFFERENT RHEOMETRY METHODS
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1. Robotized bob-and-cup 2. Spindle-in-tube based 3. Linear Coriolis 4. Ultra sonics based 5. MRI-based rheometry
Discussions with 10 vendors on IRIS rig testing Additional: - Covering other physical properties - Complementary!
VISCOSITY AS A FUNCTION OF SHEAR RATE
20 May 2011
Combined MRI and USD
NEXT STEPS
• Testing and validation of sensors in operational environment Q3-Q4 2016 (at Ullrig facility)
• Apply calibration method to commercial in-line/at-line rheometer solutions currently available
• Publishing of standard reference fluids and calibration methods 2017
• Establish fluids and calibration methods as standards
• Work towards establishing industry standard for Non-newtonian rheology measuerements
SUMMARY
Objective The metrology standard for the rheometry of non-Newtonian liquids is to lead to industrial standards that replace recommended operational practices by traceable measurement methods in combination with practical calibration methods. Progress To date the project has progressed strongly on 1. the development of Standard Reference Liquid and combination with recipe for
operational bulk volumes 2. the calibration method 3. selection of realistic inline and at line industrial rheometry solutions. Opportunity and Challenge 1. Opportunity for the development of the metrology standard in the physical
variety of rheometry solutions. 2. Challenge: Variation in measurement techniques requires diversity in expertise
in integrated operational measurement systems.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
23 May 2011
The authors would like to acknowledge the coordinator and members of the ENG59 NNL Joint Research Project of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union.
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