Scenario:

8 ½” hole section through a benign shale and the reservoir

The drilling fluid (MW 1.59 SG) was sheared by CBU x 8 prior to the FIT at the 9-5/8” shoe

RSS BHA with LWD and formation pressure testing tool

Question:
What could be the cause of the high ECD (higher than the model predicts)?
- ECD at the BHA (PWD tool) is shown by the blue
circular markers with no fill.

- ECD as modelled is shown by the blue curves for

three different flow rates.

- ECD as measured by the PWD tool is consistently

~0.5 SG higher than the model predicts.
 NNS Frontier

ROP WOB Drilling Torque Flowrate SPP ESD vs ECD MSEadj

Total RPM Surface Parameters
(m/hr) (klbs) (kft-lbs) (gpm) (psi) (sg)
(MD) 4600
4600 4600

4600
4600
4600 4600 4600

4700
4700
4700 Sombra Shale
4700
4700
4700 4700 4700

4800
4800 4800

4800
4800
4800 4800 4800

4900

4900
4900 4900
4900 4900
4900 4900

5000

5000
5000 5000
5000 5000
5000 5000

5100
5100 5100
5100 5100
5100 5100 5100

5200
5200 5200
5200 5200
5200 5200 5200

5300
5300 5300
5300 5300 5300 5300
5300

5400
5400 5400 5400
5400 5400 5400 5400

5500 5500 5500 5500 5500 5500

5500 5500

5600 5600 5600 5600 5600 5600 5600

5600

5700 5700 5700 5700 5700 5700 5700

5700

5800 5800 5800 5800 5800 5800 5800 5800

5900 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900

6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000

6100 6100 6100 6100 6100 6100 6100 6100

6200 6200 6200 6200 6200

6200 6200 6200

6300 6300 6300 6300 6300

6300 6300 6300

6400 6400 6400 6400 6400

6400 6400 6400

ITW Reservoir

6500 6500 6500 6500 6500

6500 6500 6500

TD
6600 6600 6600 6600 6600
6600 6600 6600

0 25 50 75 100 0 10 20 30 40 0 50 100 150 200 250 0 10 20 30 40 50 200 300 400 500 600 1000 3000 5000 7000 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 0 100 200 300 400 500
Upper

Lower
R NNS Frontier well Critical OBM Properties - 8.5" Hole

Mud Weight vs Depth PV vs Depth

1.62 60

1.61
50

1.61
40

Mud Weight (sg)

1.60

PV (cP)
1.60 30

1.59
20

1.59
10
1.58

1.58 0
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000

Depth (m) Depth (m)

YP vs Depth θ6 vs Depth
30 14

12
25

10

θ6 (lb/100ft²)
YP (lb/100ft²)
20
8
15
6

10
4

5 2

0 0
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000

Depth (m) Depth (m)

Excess Lime vs Depth HPHT Fluid Loss vs Depth

2.5
3.5

3
2

2.5

HPHT FL (ml/30min
Excess Lime (ppb)
1.5
2

1.5 1

1
0.5
0.5

0
0
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000
Depth (m) Depth (m)

ES vs Depth OWR vs Depth

1400 82

1200 80

78
1000
E.S (Volts)

76
800

Oil %
74
600
72
400
70

200
68

0 66
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000
Depth (m) Depth (m)

Water Phase Salinity vs Depth Flowline Temperature vs Depth

250
160

140
200
120
WPS (g/l)

Flowline Temp (°F)

150 100

80
100
60

50 40

20
0
0
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000
4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
(+44) 1738 627 922 Miles.Long@MerlinERD.com www.MerlinERD.com