Abstract
ABSTRACT Reported are the results of an experimental programme to investigate the influence of mud composition, pressure and temperature on the properties of filter cakes formed during static filtration. Three water-based muds were tested at pressures up to 4.2 MPa and temperatures up to 93°C. The spurt loss, cumulative fluid loss, cake thickness and porosity were measured and, using a modified static filtration equation, the cake resistance and compressibility were calculated. The results clearly illustrate the highly compressible nature of filter cakes formed from drilling muds. Also shown is the profound influence of barite and temperature on the cake properties and fluid loss. Using expressions developed in the general field of solid-liquid separation for the variation in porosity within the filter cake, the behaviour of highly compressible cakes under pressure has been illustrated.
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