![]() ![]() In addition, one of the other pressing points in the question if either of these two minerals could be heir-apparents to barite was their magnetic susceptibilities. The paper concluded that “the results of tests conducted by two different methods suggest that only the size grade D95 = 25 μm displays abrasivity similar to API barite.” ISO 10416 Section 7 Tehrani said that abrasion testing with the Taber abrader found that “abrasion can be reduced significantly by lowering particle size,” however, both minerals are more abrasive than barite. Several tests were conducted on hematite and ilmenite, including magnetic property testing and abrasion testing. In his presentation, he discussed whether the more abrasive, higher-density minerals ilmenite and hematite could be successors or alternatives to barite, the “standard weighting agent in the drilling fluid industry,”noting in the paper that this study was a more “comprehensive laboratory study” than what had been done in the past.Īccording to Tehrani’s presentation, increased consumption in China and India in API-grade barite, along with low production, has led to a price increase of more than 100% since 2009.īaker Hughes' FASTrak LWD and wireline fluid sampling service was recently successfully deployed in a deepwater GOM case study. He co-authored with Angelika Cliffe, Michael Hodder, Steven Young, John Lee, James Stark, and Suzanne Seale of Schlumberger’s M-I SWACO. Paper IADC/SPE 167937, entitled “Alternative Drilling Fluid Weighting Agents: A Comprehensive Study on Ilmenite and Hematite” was the first paper of the first technical session, “Fluids and Hydraulics.” Presenters Ahmadi Tehrani presented the paper. Rolv Rommetveit, managing director of eDrilling Solutions, accepted SPE’s Drilling Engineering Award Winner for 2014, which recognizes “outstanding achievement or contributions to the advancement of petroleum engineering in the area of drilling engineering technology.” Rommetveit was nominated by his colleagues and selected by committee for the award, which celebrated its 30th year. ![]() Most North Texas cities nearly impossible, including host city of Fort Worth, to attend this year’s International Association of Drilling Contractors/Society of Petroleum Engineers Drilling Conference and Exhibition (IADC/SPE 2014). More than 1000 attendees braved unseasonable (for Texas) icy conditions that made driving in Sarah Parker Musarra reviews the 2014 International Association of Drilling Contractors/ Society of Petroleum Engineers Drilling Conference and Exhibition. The doors leading to the exhibit halls, where more than 1355 exhibitors were present. ![]()
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