New data environment influences drilling fluids ecosystem

摘要

Fluids optimization and automation are paving the way for the development of a 'fluids ecosystem' as data improves through digital oilfield innovation. In general, the fluids industry has not kept up with the rest of the upstream industry when it comes to automation, digitization, optimization, and prediction. Most fluid property tests (density, rheology, emulsion stability, retort, etc.) still are run manually. Not only do fluids data often suffer from inconsistent quality and insufficient quantity, but the data normally are not integrated with analytical and decision-making tools, work flows, or data from other elements of the drilling operation. As a result, the stakeholders neither fully understand the dynamics of their drilling and completions fluids nor have the ability to make the best decisions possible before and during drilling operations.