PE3511 Drilling Fluids and Cementing Techniques Laboratory Syllabus:

PE3511 Drilling Fluids and Cementing Techniques Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVE:

 To demonstrate the processes involved in drilling and cementing operations, introduce laboratory techniques which are used to select and optimize drilling fluids and cement slurry and to develop interest in experimentation.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1) Drilling Fluid properties measurements using: Mud balance – Determination on density or weight of a drilling mud.
2) Determination of thickening time of cement slurry.
3) Determination and measurement of fluid loss of a drilling fluid and mud cake properties of a drilling fluid using atmospheric filter press.
4) Determination and measurement of fluid loss of cement slurry using atmospheric filter press.
5) Determination of rheology of drilling fluid by Fann viscometer.
6) Determination of rheology of cement slurries using Fann viscometer.
7) pH
8) Measurement and control of the basic properties of drilling fluids (density, viscosity, filtration, lubricity and electrochemical properties) and cement slurries (density, viscosity, filtration, thickening time and mechanical properties).
9) Determination of compressive strength of cement slab.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:

On completion of the course students are expected to
CO1: Understand the design of mud balance and how to be able todetermine the density of drilling fluids.
CO2:Able to handle the Fann Viscometer and to determine PV and gel strength.
CO3: Handle API filtration loss equipment and determine themud cake thickness.
CO4:Determine the sand content in the drilling fluids.
CO5: Determine the salt content in the drilling fluids.