Application of the quemada viscosity model for drilling fluids

• Published in: Volume 10: Petroleum Technology
• Main Authors: Knutsen, Sandra, Cayeux, Eric, Saasen, Arild, Khalifeh, Mahmoud
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021
• Subjects: Borevæsker; Drilling fluids; Bore og brønnteknologi; Drilling and welltechnology; Reologi; Rheology; VDP::Petroleumsteknologi: 512; VDP::Petroleum engineering: 512; Handle The; Arctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3054935; https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2021-60500

A number of different models are used to describe the shear rate dependent viscosity of drilling fluids. Most, such as the Herschel-Bulkley model, have a purely empirical basis. The Quemada model, while still empirical, is based on physical principles. It is based on the notion that structural units...