ABSTRACT

Background, Case Analysis, Conclusion, Solution (250-400)

In the oil and gas industry, drilling operations facing challenges regularly. This happened because each
well has a different and unique problem. Drilling operations in North Kalimantan also facing the same
issue. Because of that, it is important to have a strong knowledge of each problem to get the right
solution. Mud is one of the major components that could solve drilling problems and elevate the
productivity rate. That's why choosing the right mud with the right composition is very important. In this
case, we try to formulate the best drilling mud to solve and prevent all the issues that exist in every
section. Petroweek 3 Well in North Kalimantan is considered as shallow vertical well, but the drilling
process has the potential to face various problems considering the data collected from the offset
well. Issues that might happen in this well are hole cleaning and casing seat that occur due
to cuttings accumulation. Therefore, drilling mud should be designed with the right viscosity. Shallow
gas happened because of low viscosity and can be solved using 200 bbl of 200 ppg kill mud. Loss
circulation and partial loss are possible to occur if the hydrostatic pressure is much greater than
the formation pressure. This can be prevented using the correct mud weight and can be solved by
injecting LCM. Opposite form loss circulation, sloughing shale and kick appear when formation pressure
is greater than hydrostatic pressure. The suitable solution can be maintaining proper mud weight or
adding shale stabilizer. Shale stabilizer also can be used to prevent formation damage and hole
instability. In order to increase drilling effectivity and to prevent drilling issues, water-based mud can be
utilized for overall drilling process by considering the well temperature, cost, and
logistic efficiency. Hence, spud mud will be used for 26” and 17” hole, whereas High Performance Water
Based Mud for 12 ¼" and 8½" hole.

799m = 2621.39
199m = 652,887
PERHITUNGAN MUD WEIGHT
1. 40 meter : 0.052 x 131.234 x 9 = … + 200 psi
2. 199 meter : 0.052 x 652.887 x 9 = … +200psi
3. 799 meter : 0.052 x 2621.39 x 8.3 = … +200psi
4. 1700 meter : 0.052 x 5577.428 x 10 = …+200psi
Background, Case Analysis, Conclusion, Solution (250-400)

In current climate drilling right now where the drilling industry is looking for cost efficiency, optimization
and achieve some saving in drilling days that lead to reduce overall of drilling operation are primary
objective besides complete the project with zero incident and accident to people, environment and
equipment.
We as Eco Soil Team as drilling fluids contractor understand the challenges from company to achieve the
target.
Through offset well data we understand what the challenges and thus here is our analysis and
recommendation
Our Mud system is designed with water based mud. The primary concept that we believe Water Based
Mud can deliver / provide sufficient inhibition and can adapt well to the formation temperature and well
trajectory (vertical type well). Our mud system will also perform effective contribution to wellbore
stability and rate of penetration. Additional due to remote location and only single well to be drill, using
water based mud will assist as well for product movement (logistic handling).
Interval Problem Our Solution Key Improvement
24” Hole Top Soil that we - Prior drilling we - Design Kill
40 m assume has lose sand prepare Kill Mud Fluids that later
and layer of clay. and with density 2 ppg can be diluted
problematic with run above the active and use again for
the casing system to combat next interval if
loss circulation shallow gas is not
- Enhance fluids presence.
design so the - Viscosifier
fluids able to main products that
formation stability easily can be
mixed for surface
hole section
17 ½” Hole Problematic wellbore - Utilize High - Unique
(40-200 m) stability due to Performance Combination
intermiten clay / Water Based Mud product of
shale / Coal/Sand Fluids Clay/Shale
- Drill with correct Inhibitor
MW - Ehance wellbore
stability by
proving good
filter cake and
also able to
stabilize coal
formation.
- Stick to Mud
Weight Schedule.
12 ¼” Hole Problematic wellbore - Treat mud from - Same strategy
(200- 800 m) stability due to previous interval like 17 ½” Hole
intermiten clay / and adjust the Section
shale / Coal/Sand density as per mud
weight schedule
 8 ½” Hole Problematic Shale/ - Reservoir Drilling - Reservoir
Sandstone and Fluids Fluids Friendly (Shale /
Formation Damage Clay inhibitor)
- Reservoir
Friendly
Filtration Control
- Solid Free (No
Barite)

With all our key improvement above we believe that our solution will be able to prevent drilling
problem such ;
- Non Productive Time due to well control ( Shallow Gas and Kick)
- Non Productive time due to wellbore instability ( Sloughing Shale and Swelling
Formation)
- Reservoir drilling fluids that able control formation pressure and also preserve
formation from near wellbore damage by using solid free Reservoir drilling fluids.