COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS COMBINED WITH A DRILLING FLUID TO FORM A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD

摘要

A COMPRESSIBLE OBJECT IS DESCRIBED THAT MAY BE UTILIZED IN DRILLING MUD (118) AND WITH A DRILLING SYSTEM TO MANAGE THE DENSITY OF THE DRILLING MUD. THE COMPRESSIBLE OBJECT INCLUDES A SHELL THAT ENCLOSES AN INTERIOR REGION. THE SHELL EXPERIENCES LESS STRAIN WHEN THE EXTERNAL PRESSURE IS ABOUT EQUAL TO THE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAN WHEN THE EXTERNAL PRESSURE IS ABOVE OR BELOW A PREDETERMINED COMPRESSION INTERVAL OF THE COMPRESSIBLE OBJECT INCLUDES A SHELL THAT ENCLOSES AN INTERIOR REGION.