M-I Swaco fluid technology used in 1st deepwater application offshore Malaysia

摘要

IN ITS FIRST deepwater application offshore Malaysia, M-I Swaeo's Warp Fluid Technology was employed successfully with 150-micron screens, the smallest ever used for the uniquely weighted fluid system. In what was also its first application in the Asia Pacific region, the technology was used in conjunction with a VERSAPRO reservoir drill-in fluid on two completions in 4,285 ft (1,306 m) of water. The fluid technology uses specially treated barite or other weighting agents that are ground to 1/50 of their original size. It has been shown to eliminate sag and many other technical and HSE problems encountered with conventionally weighted drilling and completion fluids.