EPISODE · Oct 2, 2019 · 18 MIN
Ballooning – Episode 24
from AES Drilling Fluids · host AES Drilling Fluids
Wellbore ballooning or “breathing” is a topic often discussed but not properly understood. Ballooning or breathing is when fluid is forced into the rock’s micro-fractures while pumping which are open only enough to contain fluid but not enough to permanently fracture the rock. When we stop pumping and reduce the hydrostatic or equivalent circulating density, […]
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Ballooning – Episode 24
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