Research Article

Study on the Surge-Swab Pressure considering the Effect of the Cutting Plug in Shale Drilling

Table 2

Input data of the model.

ParameterValueUnit

Outer diameter of the pipes137.9mm
Inner diameter of the pipes118.6mm
Diameter of the casing section224.41mm
Diameter of the open-hole section215.9mm
Drilling fluid density1500Kg/m3
Consistency coefficient0.75Pa·mn
Liquidity index0.67
Tripping out/in velocity0.65m/s
Clinging constant in casing section0.418
Clinging constant in open-hole section0.426
Porosity0.36
Cutting particle diameter3mm
Measured depth of the cutting bridge2500m
Length of the cutting bridge1m