Application of clayless drilling fluids under conditions of high reservoir pressures and temperatures

Abstract

The paper considers the application clayless drilling fluids under conditions of great depths, high reservoir pressures and temperatures. It was determined that increasing the density of clayless drilling fluids by conventional weighting agents is accompanied by increasing rate of bottomhole filtering. It is shown that the solution of this problem is possible through the use of water-soluble salts. The results of laboratory and field tests for clayless drilling fluids weighted with water-soluble salts are presented.