Recognition of artificial gases formed during drill-bit metamorphism using advanced mud gas

Janaina A. de Lima Leon; Henrique Luiz de Barros Penteado; Geoffrey S. Ellis; Alexei V. Milkov; João Graciano Mendonça Filho

doi:10.3390/en17174383

Recognition of artificial gases formed during drill-bit metamorphism using advanced mud gas

Energies

By: Janaina A. de Lima Leon, Henrique Luiz de Barros Penteado, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Alexei V. Milkov, and João Graciano Mendonça Filho

https://doi.org/10.3390/en17174383

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Abstract

Drill-bit metamorphism (DBM) is the process of thermal degradation of drilling fluid at the interface of the bit and rock due to the overheating of the bit. The heat generated by the drill when drilling into a rock formation promotes the generation of artificial hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gas, changing the composition of the gas. The objective of this work is to recognize and evaluate artificial gases originating from DBM in wells targeting oil accumulations in pre-salt carbonates in the Santos Basin, Brazil. For the evaluation, chromatographic data from advanced mud gas equipment, drilling parameters, drill type, and lithology were used. The molar concentrations of gases and gas ratios (especially ethene/ethene+ethane and dryness) were analyzed, which identified the occurrence of DBM. DBM is most severe when wells penetrate igneous and carbonate rocks with diamond-impregnated drill bits. The rate of penetration, weight on bit, and rotation per minute were evaluated together with gas data but did not present good correlations to assist in identifying DBM. The depth intervals over which artificial gases formed during DBM are recognized should not be used to infer pay zones or predict the composition and properties of reservoir fluids because the gas composition is completely changed.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Recognition of artificial gases formed during drill-bit metamorphism using advanced mud gas
Series title	Energies
DOI	10.3390/en17174383
Volume	17
Issue	17
Publication Date	September 02, 2024
Year Published	2024
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description	4383, 15 p.
Country	Brazil
Other Geospatial	Santos Basin