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Bit Balling
Big impact on costs
poor ROP
bad trips
additional trips
high demand on bits
swabbing
difficult to make correct bit selection
torque fluctuation
additional mud chemical added
Bit Balling
WBM problem, not known to occur in OBM
Thought to be inevitable!
Will occur while drilling Shale and Mudstones
Not predictable
Bit & Stabilisers will ball up
Bit Balling
Is it the mud?
Introduction of PDC bits, increased
occurrences of balling
Bit companies working on solutions
Coatings for the bit
Electrical current used to change the
potential of the BHA
No balling around Monel stabilisers
Bit Balling
Yes, it is the Mud:
it doesnt occur in OBM
common with WBM
the same bit in the same rock will not always
ball-up
Bit Balling
What is the process?
bit cuts dry
rock
to the
interaction with mud starts
cuttings move from the
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Plastic
Wet
Bit Balling
Oil wetting and total inhibition will prevent
the Plastic state from occurring
The severity of the Plastic state will be
effected by
formation disperability
water content
polymer content
solids content of the mud
Bit Balling
To prevent balling:
know the formations mineralogy
identify the dispersive formations to be drilled
look at minimising the solids content when
drilling these formations
control polymer content
condition the mud to make water available