May 2017

Utilization of shredded waste car tyres as a fracture seal material (FSM) in oil and gas drilling operations

The drilling operation cost represents 25% of the total oilfield exploitation cost. Drilling fluids represent 15 to 18% of the total cost of well petroleum drilling operations. The main drilling fluids problem is the loss into fractures and vugs. Mitigation of severe lost circulation is a main challenge while drilling in fractured formations where conventional lost circulation materials (LCM) will not cure these losses....

Author(s): Musaed N. J. AlAwad and Fattah, K. A.,