Drilling and cementing through shallow waterflows

摘要

Drilling fluids are designed for drilling and cementing through shallow water flows and unconsolidated formations. Such drilling fluids utilize hollow microspheres to increase the volume of the drilling fluid without adding too much weight to the drilling fluid. The drilling fluid is also designed to employ an admixture of silicate, high surface area fibrous material, deformable graphite particles, and an activatable cementitious material to stabilize unconsolidated formations and form a tough filter cake that will bond with the cement casing.