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JohnCohen,AGR
KenSmith,Chevron
KristinFalk,OceanRiserSystems
JasminBegagic,Transocean
IADCDualGradient DrillingWorkshop
Houston,TX
May5,2010
May 5, 2011
DefinitionsandBackdrop
ManagedPressureDrilling(MPD)isanadaptivedrillingprocessusedto
preciselycontroltheannularpressureprofilethroughoutthewellbore.
Theobjectivesaretoascertainthedownhole pressureenvironmentlimits
andtomanagetheannularhydraulicpressureprofileaccordingly.
DualGradientDrilling(DGD)isoneofthe4variationsofMPD.
TheothersareConstantBottomHolePressure,PressurizedMudCap
DrillingandReturnsFlowControl(HSE).
DualGradientDrilling(DGD):Creationofmultiplepressuregradients
withinselectsectionsoftheannulustomanagetheannularpressure
profile.Methodsincludeuseofpumps,fluidsofvaryingdensities,or
combinationofthese.
IndustryhastriedtoaccomplishDGDwiththelighterdensitybeing
providedbysolids,liquidsandgases.
WhatDifferentiatesTheseEfforts?
May 5, 2011
DGDApproachesandSystems
(DeployedBeforeorAftertheBOP)
DGDSystems
PostBOPDGDSystems
PreBOP
DGDSystems
SeabedPumping
Riserless
Mud
Return
Subsea *Controlled
*MudLift
Mud
Drilling
Pressure
Available
Active
Active
AGR
GE/Hydril
AGR
With
Liquids
With
Solids
Shell
Subsea
Processing
System
Continuous
Annular
Pressure
Management
Light
Weight
Solids
Additives
Inactive
Inactive?
(Shell)
Active
Inactive?
(Transocean)
DeepVision
MidRiser
Pumping
Dilution
Transocean
(Mauer)
With
Gas
Low
* Riser
*Delta
Vision
Return
System
Inactive?
Active
Inactive
(Transocean)
OceanRiser
Systems
*Note: These systems can be classified as, Controlled Riser Fluid Level systems under the IADC MPD Screening tool under development.
May 5, 2011
PressureProfilesinDeepwaterEnvironments
ConventionalDrilling
Single Gradient
Density at TD
Seafloor
Casing Points
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
May 5, 2011
PressureProfilesinDeepwaterEnvironments
MidRiserPumping,SeawaterDensityinRiser
Seafloor
Depth
Dual Gradient
Density at TD
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
PressureProfilesinDeepwaterEnvironments
SeabedPumping,SeawaterDensityinRiser
Dual Gradient
Density at TD
Seafloor
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
PressureProfilesinDeepwaterEnvironments
MidRiserPumping,GasDensityinRiser
Dual Gradient
Density at TD
Seafloor
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
ContinuousAnnularPressureManagement(Transocean)
Lightdrillingfluidis
pumpeddownthe
annulusformed
betweenthedrilling
riserandaninnerriser
(example: 16casing
string)orusing
dedicatedboosterlines.
Itmixeswiththereturn
mudfromthewellbore
andcreatesalighter
densitymudinthe
drillingriser.
Themudisprocessed
throughcentrifugesto
separateintothelight
dilutionfluidandthe
heavierdrillingfluid.
May 5, 2011
CAPMDualGradientWellDesignwith
3CasingStrings
May 5, 2011
CAPMDualGradientWellDesignwith1Casing
StringandSubMudlineInjection
May 5, 2011
SubSeaMudLiftDrilling(GE/Hydril)
Aseawaterdriven
positivedisplacement
pump(MLP)islocated
abovetheBOP/LMRP.It
withdrawsthemudfrom
thewellandpumpsit
backtothesurface
throughalineattachedto
thedrillingriser.
Theriserisfilledwitha
seawaterdensityfluid,or
themud/riserfluid
interfacecanbe
maintainedatanydepth.
ASubseaRotatingDevice
(SRD)sitsabovethe
MudLiftPumpwhichcan
beusedtorapidlychange
thepressureprofileinthe
well.
May 5, 2011
Pacific
Santa
Ana
Seawater Power Line
Choke
Line
Drill
Pipe
Kill Line
Drilling Riser
Cross-Section
Subsea
Rotating
Device (SRD)
Solids Processing
Unit (SPU)
MudLift Pump
(MLP)
Drill String
Valve (DSV)
IADC Dual Gradient Drilling Workshop
SubSeaMudLiftDrillingPressureProfiles
(MudlinePositiveDisplacementPump)
(Highdensitymudbelowthemudline,seawaterdensityintheriser)
Any WD up to
10,000
Dual Gradient
Density at TD
Casing Points
Seafloor
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
May 5, 2011
ControlledMudPressure(AGRSubsea)
Adiskpump(head
pump)issuspended
fromtherigandplaced
neartheseabed.
Thepumpwithdraws
themudfromthewell
abovetheBOP/LMRP
andreturnsittotherig
throughanexternal
line.
Theriserisfilledwith
seawater.
May 5, 2011
ControlledMudPressure(CMP)PressureProfiles
(MudlineHeadPump)
(Highdensitymudbelowthemudline,seawaterdensityintheriser)
Any WD up to
5,000
Dual Gradient
Density at TD
Casing Points
Seafloor
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
May 5, 2011
LowRiserReturnSystem(OceanRiserSystems)
Apumpissuspended
fromtherigtoafixed
depthintheseawater
column.
Itisattachedtothe
riser,wherethemudis
withdrawnfromthe
wellboreandreturned
totherigthroughan
externalline.
Theriserisevacuated
andflushedwith
nitrogen,andthe
gas/fluidinterfacein
theriserismanaged.
May 5, 2011
LRRSDrillingPressureProfiles
(Pumpatfixeddepthbelowsealevel)
(Highdensitymudbelowtheloweredmudlevel,gasabovethisdynamic level)
2 or 3
Casing Points
Mud level
Seafloor
Depth
Surface
Casing
Seawater
Hydrostatic
Fracture
Pressure
TD
Pore Pressure
Pressure
May 5, 2011
Potential Gradient
Eliminate a
Casing Point
ThankYou!QuestionsofAnyofUs?
DGDSystems
PostBOPDGDSystems
PreBOP
DGDSystems
SeabedPumping
Riserless
Mud
Return
Subsea *Controlled
*MudLift
Mud
Drilling
Pressure
Available
Active
Active
AGR
GE/Hydril
AGR
With
Liquids
With
Solids
Shell
Subsea
Processing
System
Continuous
Annular
Pressure
Management
Light
Weight
Solids
Additives
Inactive
Inactive?
(Shell)
Active
Inactive?
(Transocean)
DeepVision
MidRiser
Pumping
Dilution
Transocean
(Mauer)
With
Gas
Low
* Riser
*Delta
Vision
Return
System
Inactive?
Active
Inactive
(Transocean)
OceanRiser
Systems
*Note: These systems can be classified as, Controlled Riser Fluid Level systems under the IADC MPD Screening tool under development.
May 5, 2011