Investigation on Active Mud system HD10 well - 5/4/17 to the 13/4/17

Executive Summary
The documented SAG events have been identified back in February 2017 , since February the issue surrounding the Barite SAG has
been neglected to a degree and remained unsolved from an AHG perspective
This report does not focus on the issues raised in February but tries to address the recent issues faced with within the active mud
system with Barite Sag seen during the 8 3/8 section. Although these two concerns could be related the rig is simply limited in what
tests it can conduct and in what capacity it can act
Allot of conflicting stories and contradictory testing has been uncovered but alot of questions still remain
However a few clear observations have been made while focusing on the active system alone, these are as follows :
a) loss situation restricted product addition
b) product shortages of key component DUOFLO HT, lead to product substitution of POLYPAC. Polypac never tested for this
section at downhole conditions nor tested at these mud weights .DUOFLO HT compromises of 45% of formulation polymers
c) product substitution with POLYPAC and other remaining Polymers never meet programmed concentrations throughout the 8
3/8 section
d) Active system was treated with a mixture of polymer additions some SWACO some competitor , system still below
programmed formulation but first time active held mud weight under surface static conditions only
e) Current system is a mixture of two companies material with no clear understanding if its stable under downhole conditions,
although surface static tests passed
f) Loss rates improved over last days of the 8 3/8 section meaning longer incubating times for polymers downhole, allowing
polymers to stay downhole longer
g) current system has high rheology structure , that is out of programmed specifications and not tested for expected downhole
conditions
 In conclusion the active system as it stands is out of specification with a history of barite sagging , the surface problem of it
sagging may have been corrected temporary but downhole conditions have not been tested on it . Indications will come just
prior to cementing when a circulation brings back a sample. The rig is limited with what experiments it can conduct on a mix
match system
The barite Sagging issue from an active mud perspective with a loss situation coupled into it can be possibly attributed back
to product substitution issue and failure to meet programmed concentrations, this is only if all product quality issues are
ruled out.
An independent mud testing document has been also constructed to help troublshoot any chemical related failures, this can be
reviewed also - " Investigative mud testing HD 10 sag"
Objectives of this document:
To determine an understanding of what the active mud system means in terms of the barite SAG issues seen throughout the 8 3/8
section
Ideally comprehend what caused the Barite Sag in order to eliminate it
worse case construct a way forward to safely continue operations without facing further SAG issues

Brief Overview of issue :

During the course of during the 8 3/8 and while logging various occurrences were documented and recorded in concern to barite
SAG
operations were compromised

Part 1: Investigative look into mud components

During the course of the 8 3/8 section daily losses meant mud was continuously mixed.
Daily additions of premixed mud into the active system were maintained , the total products added to the system prior to running
casing are listed below
you will notice that the material used below are a mixture of SWACO and Competitor material as various pilot tests were run on
surface then bleed back into system. This was done only after Barite Sag issues with SWACO material was seen during XPT trip, after
exhausting all efforts trying to keep mud stable , experiments were conducted on active system and bleed back in with AHG Adrian
Istrate ( arrived on the rig 5/4/17)
Products used into mud system from 5th to 12th of April (running casing).

Product Costs Product Unit Unit Qty

Inventory & Consumption Code Size Price Used
AL HOSN ALDACIDE G 22 5 GA CN 4
AL HOSN BARAZAN D PLUS 17 25 KG BG 9
AL HOSN DRISCAL D 24 50 LB BG 3
AL HOSN N DRILL HT PLUS 23 50 LB BG 9
AL HOSN OXYGON 15 25 KG BG 1
AL HOSN SODIUM CHLORIDE BRINE 5 1 BL BK 776
BARITE M0009440 1 MT $267.54 178
CAUSTIC SODA M0007942 25 KG CN $20.98 10
DRISCAL D M0002165 25 LB BG $186.50 46
DRISTEMP M0009805 50 LB BG $347.93 28
DUO-VIS M0002944 25 KG BG $74.65 55
M-I CIDE M0005105 5 GA CN $51.51 4
POLYPAC UL M0006215 25 KG BG $69.75 88
PTS-200 M0005488 55 GA DM $584.00 11
SAFE-SCAV CA M0004949 15 LB BG $61.36 25
SAFE-SCAV HS M0004926 55 GA DM $434.73 3
SODA ASH M0006886 25 KG BG $8.73 9
ZINC CARBONATE M0005919 25 KG BG $34.30 24

Highlighted notes:

active system currently has high rheology to try compensate barite sag tendency , system not as per programmed specifications ( see Mud
program for details )
Current mud system Rheology:

600 112
300 82
200 70
100 57
6 15
3 11
PV 30
YP 52

Part 2: investigative look into active system concentrations

Product concentration sheets listed below is ONLY a best case estimate of the system concentration as of that time period ,as mud that is mixed
on surface and added to system under a loss situation is complicated.

it gives us a snapshot in time of the current product formulations. it can help indicate system stability if related back to lab testing

During the loss situations the programmed system were not mixed entirely to mud program specifications

Reasons listed below

1. DUOFLO HT not available by SWACO , DUOFLO HT substituted ( 29th march , DUOFLO HT not available )with PolyPac.
PolyPAC not part of original tested formulation .DUOFLO HT makes up 45% of the system polymer formulation
2. Wellbore conditions were under losses , mixing time and maintaining operations meant formulations were streamlined along with
substituted products - see example below
 Material Programmed concentrations ppb Mixed during losses/product shortages
Water 284.42 As required
Soda Ash 0.25 0.3
Sodium Chloride salt 40.31 40.31
Caustic Soda 1.0 0.3
Duovis 0.2 2
Dual Flo HT 6 Not
Polypac Not in original formulation 3
Driscal D 3 0.5
Dristemp 4 2
Safescav CA 1 0
PTS 200 3 2
MI Cide 0.2 0.3
Safescav HS 2 2
Zinc Carbonate 1 1
Barite 74.03 As required
Safe carb 2 34 0
Safe carb 20 16 0

Considering the situation was under a loss situation it can be appreciated that mixing time is critical, a simplified system formulation is
acceptable but in this instance we have two variable changes

a) System polymer concentration mixed 7.5 ppb VS total programmed 13.2 ppb
b) product substituted from DUOFLO HT to a non tested product of Polypac
c) high temp product addition without circulation /drilling is limited as requires high amount of shear

On the 5th of April Adrian arrived to conducted an inspection of the mud and try troubleshoot below is snapshot of the concentrations
on arrival.
concentration sheet on his arrival yield a total of 5.42ppb of polymer vs programed amounts of 13.2 ppb
 On the 12th after a series of mixing was done into the active system ,the concentration of the active was considerably increased . A
mixture of SWACO products and competitor products used ( details listed below )

Product concentration table

Total Polymer- Total Polymer- Programmed Deltas

Product concentration 5.42ppb 6.22ppb 13.2 ppb
Final -12th April Btw 5th &
Final - 5th April
12th
DUO-VIS 0.95 1.3 0.2 0.35

POLYPAC UL 1.71 2.22 0 0.51

DUOFLO HT Amount to determined Amount to be determined 6 -

SODA ASH 0.26 0.29 0.25 0.03

ZINC CARBONATE 0.93 1.05 1 0.12

DRISCAL D 1.1 0.99 3 -0.11

DRISTEMP 1.66 1.32 4 -0.34

SAFE-SCAV CA 0.01 0.1 1 0.09

AL HOSN BARAZAN D PLUS 0.0 0.37 0 0.37

AL HOSN N DRILL HT PLUS 0.0 0.14 0 0.14

PTS-200 1.51 2.95 3 1.44

SAFE-SCAV HS 4.12 2.76 2 -1.36

M-I CIDE 0.29 0.22 0.2 -0.07

CAUSTIC SODA 0.31 0.33 1 0.02

Noted Highlights:

a clear increase in low temperature polymers and a slight drop in high temperature polymers , also shows an inclusion of some
competitor polymers
 programmed formulations never meet
DUOFLO HT only supplied once and concentration not clear if maintained in system ( indications show 0.6 ppb)

Active Mixing history breakdown from 5th to 12th April

On arrival of AHG mud engineer Adrian , various mixing into the active along with independent investigative testing was incorporated
into system

Documented amount of material treated into active is as follows

1. 05.04.2017:Product used to maintain active volume due losses and daily maintenance : 2 x Caustic, 6 x Duovis , 7 x Polypac, 1
x Soda Ash, 13 x Dristemp, 2 x PTS 200

2. 06.04.2017: 2 x Caustic, 6 x Duovis , 20 x Polypac, 1 x Soda Ash, 5 x Dristemp, 2 x PTS 200, 1 x MI CIDE,10 x Driscal D, 8 x Zinc
Carbonate.

3. 07.04.2017: 2 x Caustic,1 6 x Duovis , 35 x Polypac, 2 x Soda Ash, 6 x Dristemp, 3 x PTS 200, 1 x MI CIDE,24 x Driscal D, 8 x Zinc
Carbonate, 20 x Safe Scav CA, 3 x Safe Scav HS.

4. 08.04.2017 :2 x Caustic, 7 x Duovis , 20 x Polypac, 2 x Soda Ash, 4 x Dristemp, 2 x MI CIDE,8 x Driscal D, 8 x Zinc Carbonate, 5 x
Safe Scav CA.

5. 09.04.2017 : 3 x Caustic, 20 x Duovis , 40 x Polypac, 3 x Soda Ash, 6 x Dristemp,16 x Driscal D, 12 x Zinc Carbonate
 6. 10.04.2017 :Mixed batch of mud using Halliburton products (Investigative Test number 2) Used 3 sx of Barazan D plus, after
test completed remaining +/- 85 bbls was transferred in active system on same day.
Mixed batch of mud using Halliburton Products on 10.04.2017 - (Investigative Test number 3) , also after finish mixing and
transferring 10 bbls to cement displacement tank, 85 bbls remaining mud was transferred to active as well. Polymers used
for this batch : Barazan D 2 sx, N-Drill HT 10 sx, Driscal D 3 sx, Dristemp 4 sx.
Also Mixed : 2 x Caustic, 2 x MI CIDE, 2 x Soda ASH, 1x Oxygon.

7. 11.04.2017 : 3 x Duovis, 4 x PTS 200, 4 x Barazan

8. 12.04.2017 : No mixing to active.

Part 3: investigative look into active mud stability

Mud system on arrival was tested for static stability within a controlled tank .

10 bbls of mud was taken from active and left for 6 hrs , after 6 hrs it was observed that a liquid phase and solid phase separation where
occurring. Mud could not be dumped easily . see report document " Investigative mud testing HD10 Sag".

After the active had been treated over the period of the 5th to the 12th , another control test was conducted to see if any affect had taken place

loss rates over last few days improved meaning system had time to heat and integrate- see appendix below

Active mud static aged test after treatments went in - 5th to 12th ( Active system formulation listed in product concentration sheet-12 April)
Date Active density Active density after ageing static
24hrs
12-4-17 12.4ppg 12.3ppg

Noted Highlights:

significant improvement in surface aging of mud

no liquid /Solid phase separation
Mix system formulation of SWACO and competitor products has yielded "surface Stable system ONLY " , system is currently a mixed bag
of chemistry from two sources

Appendix
Daily and cumulative losses from 5th to 11th of April.

Daily Losses
Mud Type
Hole Size

Downhole
Depth
Date

Cumu.
5-Apr-17 8.375 15486 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 157 0
6-Apr-17 8 16150 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 558 336
7-Apr-17 8 16278 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 976 501
8-Apr-17 8 16278 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 1366 144
9-Apr-17 8 16278 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 1900 233
10-Apr-17 8 16278 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 2093 170
11-Apr-17 8 16278 WBM Other (M-I SWACO) 2125 187
0-Jan-00 0 0 0 0 0