METHOD FOR MEASURING RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF DRILLING FLUID BY USING CURVED PIPE ON SITE

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20220228961
  • Publication Number
    20220228961
  • Date Filed
    March 31, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Published
    July 21, 2022
    2 years ago
Abstract
A method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site includes: step 1: deriving relationship constants between friction coefficients of a drilling fluid through offline checking; step 2: calculating Rei according to fci; step 3: calculating an actual shear stress τwi and a shear rate γi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe according to the relationship constants and Rei; step 4: establishing a plurality of on-site models according to τwi and γi; step 5: determining an optimal on-site model according to correlations between τwi and predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models; and step 6: performing on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid according to the optimal on-site model. The method avoids inaccurate rheological measurement due to different types of drilling fluids and improves the measurement accuracy for different types of drilling fluids.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of oil well construction and, in particular, to a method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site.


BACKGROUND

The properties of the drilling fluid (mud) play a crucial role in optimizing drilling operations. Among them, the density and rheological properties of the drilling fluid play a significant role in the optimal management of wellbore pressure. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out accurate measurement of the density and rheological properties of the drilling fluid in narrow-window drilling operations, especially in advanced drilling techniques, including managed pressure drilling (MPD) and dual gradient drilling (DGD).


At present, the rheological properties of the drilling fluid are mainly measured by a rotation method and a pipe flow method. In the pipe flow method, the online rheological measurement device uses a straight pipe for measurement. However, due to its large size, it requires significant changes to the site space, resulting in greatly limited on-site applications and poor measurement accuracy.


SUMMARY

A technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site, so as to improve the accuracy of the rheological measurement of the drilling fluid.


To solve the above technical problem, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site, including the following steps:


step 1: deriving relationship constants between friction coefficients of a drilling fluid through offline checking;


step 2: calculating a Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in an on-site curved pipe according to a friction coefficient fci of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe;


step 3: calculating an actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe according to the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid and the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe, where i denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through the on-site curved pipe, which is a positive integer not less than 2;


step 4: establishing a plurality of on-site models according to the actual shear stress τwi and a shear rate γ of the drilling fluid;


step 5: determining an optimal on-site model according to correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models; and


step 6: performing on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid according to the optimal on-site model.


The working principle and beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The present invention derives the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid through offline checking and can derive the relationship constants for different types of drilling fluids. The present invention avoids inaccurate rheological measurement due to different types of drilling fluids and improves the measurement accuracy for different types of drilling fluids. In addition, the present invention determines the optimal on-site model according to the correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models, so as to ensure the accuracy of on-site measurement of the drilling fluid.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further, step 1 may include:


step 11: calculating a friction coefficient fck of the drilling fluid in an offline curved pipe and a friction coefficient fsk of the drilling fluid in an offline straight pipe, where, k denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through an offline pipe, which is a positive integer not less than 2;


step 12: establishing a plurality of prediction models according to an actual friction coefficient ratio yk, where yk=fck/fsk;


step 13: determining an optimal prediction model according to correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and predicted friction coefficient ratios of the plurality of prediction models; and


step 14: deriving the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid according to the optimal prediction model.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention measures and calculates the actual friction coefficients of the drilling fluid in offline curved and straight pipes and establishes the plurality of prediction models. The present invention determines the optimal prediction model according to the correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yi and the predicted friction coefficient ratios of the plurality of prediction models. The present invention ensures the accuracy of selecting the prediction model. The present invention uses the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the selected prediction model for subsequent on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid. The present invention analyzes the correlations through the plurality of prediction models to ensure the accuracy of the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of different types of drilling fluids. Therefore, the present invention avoids the inaccuracy caused when a single relationship constant between the friction coefficients is applied to the on-site measurement of the drilling fluid.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further, in step 11, fck may be expressed by formula (1):










f

c

k


=



d

tc





1



2


ρ
1

*

v

c

k

2



*


Δ






P

c

k




Δ


L

c

k









(
1
)







where, dtc1 denotes an inner diameter of the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ1 denotes a density of an offline drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vck denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPck/ΔLck denotes a measured average pressure difference in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPck denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLck, and has a unit of kPa;


in step 1, fsk may be expressed by formula (2):










f
sk

=



d

ts





1



2


ρ
1

*

v
sk
2



*


Δ






P
sk



Δ


L
sk








(
2
)







where, dts1 denotes an inner diameter of the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ1 denotes a density of the drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vsk denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPsk/ΔLsk denotes a measured average pressure difference in the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPsk denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLsk, and has a unit of kPa.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention measures the average pressure differences of the straight pipe and the curved pipe and calculates the friction coefficient fck of the drilling fluid in the curved pipe and the friction coefficient fsk thereof in the straight pipe, so as to ensure the calculation accuracy of the friction coefficients.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


there may be at least three prediction models, namely:


a first prediction model:






ŷ
1k
=a*D
nk
b
+C  (3)


a second prediction model:











y
^


2

k


=

1
+


a
*

D

n

k

b




7

0

+

D

n

k









(
4
)







a third prediction model:






ŷ
3k=1+a*(log10Dnk)b  (5)


where


ŷ1k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the first prediction model;


ŷ2k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the second prediction model;


ŷ3k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the third prediction model; and


a, b and c denote the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid, respectively;


where, Dnk denotes a Dean number of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and is expressed by formula (6):










D

n

k


=




ρ
1

*

v
ck

*

d

tc





1




μ
1


*



d

tc





1



D

c

1









(
6
)







where


μ1 denotes a viscosity of an offline drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s; and


vck denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s.


The advantages of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention designs a plurality of prediction models involving the Dean number, which ensures the calculation accuracy.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


step 13 may specifically include:


expressing a correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model by formula (7):










R

1

1

2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

1

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
7
)







expressing a correlation R122 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the second prediction model by formula (8):










R
12
2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

2

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
8
)







expressing a correlation R132 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the third prediction model by formula (9):










R
13
2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

3

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
9
)







comparing R112, R122 and R132 in terms of magnitude, and selecting a prediction model with a maximum correlation as an optimal prediction model;


where


m denotes a number of samples;


yk denotes the actual friction coefficient ratio; and



y denotes an average actual friction coefficient ratio.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows: The present invention selects the final model for offline calibration through the correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yi and the predicted friction coefficient ratios of the prediction models, which ensures the accuracy of selecting the offline model.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


in step 2, fci may be expressed by formula (10):










f
ci

=



d

tc





2



2


ρ
2

*

v
ci
2



*


Δ






P
ci



Δ


L
ci








(
10
)







where, dtc2 denotes an inner diameter of the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ2 denotes a density of an on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vci denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the i-th time in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPci/ΔLci denotes a measured average pressure difference in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPci denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLci, and has a unit of kPa.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention can accurately calculate the friction coefficient fci of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


in step 2, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe may be calculated as follows:


when an offline model is the first prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (12):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei




(


a
*


(


R
ei

*



d

tc





2



D

c

2





)

b


+
c

)






(
12
)







when the offline model is the second prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (13):











f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei


*

[

1
+


a
*


(


R
ei

*



d

tc





2



D

c





2





)

b




7

0

+

(


R
ei

*



d

tc





2



D

c





2





)




]



,




(
13
)







and


when the offline model is the third prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (14):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei


*


[

1
+

a
*


(


log
10



(


R
ei

*



d

tc





2



D

c





2





)


)

b



]

.






(
14
)







The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention calculates the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe and adopts different calculation methods according to different offline models, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the calculation of the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


in step 3, the actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe may be expressed by formula (15):










τ

w

i


=


8


ρ
2

*

v

c

i

2



R

e

i







(
15
)







where


vci denotes the flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the i-th time in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ρ2 denotes the density of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


the shear rate γi of the drilling fluid is expressed by formula (16):










γ
i

=



8
*

v
ci



d

tc





2



*



3
*

N
i


+
1


4
*

N
i








(
16
)







where, N is expressed by formula (17):










N
i

=


d


(

ln


τ

w
i



)



d


(

ln



8
*

v
ci



d

tc





2




)







(
17
)







The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention ensures the calculation accuracy.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


there may be at least three on-site models, namely:


a first on-site model:





τŵ1i=YP−PV*γi  (18)


a second on-site model:





τŵ2i=K*γin  (19)


a third on-site model:





τŵ2i0+K*γin  (20)


where


YP denotes a yield strength of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa;


PV denotes a plastic viscosity of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s;


n denotes a fluidity index of the on-site drilling fluid, and is dimensionless;


K denotes a consistency coefficient of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s{circumflex over ( )}n; and


τ0 denotes a dynamic shear stress of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows. The present invention selects the rheological parameters through three different on-site models to ensure the optimal on-site models available for different drilling fluids.


The following improvement may be further made by the present invention based on the above technical solution.


Further,


step 5 may specifically include:


expressing a correlation R212 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model by formula (21):










R

2

1

2

=

1
-






i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-

τ







w
^


1

i




)

2







i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
21
)







expressing a correlation R222 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the second on-site model by formula (22):










R
22
2

=

1
-






i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-

τ







w
^


2

i




)

2







i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
22
)







expressing a correlation R232 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the third on-site model by formula (23):










R
23
2

=

1
-






i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-

τ







w
^


3

i




)

2







i
=
1


m




(


τ


w
i


-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
23
)







comparing R212, R222 and R232 in terms of magnitude, and selecting an on-site model with a maximum correlation as a final model;


where


m denotes a number of samples;


τwi denotes the actual shear stress; and



τw denotes an average actual shear stress.


The beneficial effects of the above further solution are as follows: The present invention selects the final model for on-site measurement through the correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted friction coefficient ratios of the on-site models, ensuring the accuracy of selecting the on-site model.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an on-site measurement method according to a first embodiment of the present invention; and



FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an offline checking method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Principles and features of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings. The described embodiments are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the scope of the present invention.



FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an on-site measurement method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.


A method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site includes the following steps:


Step 1: Derive relationship constants between friction coefficients of a drilling fluid through offline checking.


Step 2: Calculate a Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in an on-site curved pipe according to a friction coefficient fci of the drilling fluid in the curved pipe.


Step 3: Calculate an actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe according to the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid and the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe, where i denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through the on-site curved pipe, which is a positive integer not less than 2.


Step 4: Establish a plurality of on-site models according to the actual shear stress τwi and a shear rate γ of the drilling fluid.


Step 5: Determine an optimal on-site model according to correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models.


Step 6: Perform on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid according to the optimal on-site model.


The working principle and beneficial effects of the embodiment of the present invention are as follows. The present invention derives the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid through offline checking and can derive the relationship constants for different types of drilling fluids. The present invention avoids inaccurate rheological measurement due to different types of drilling fluids and improves the measurement accuracy for different types of drilling fluids. In addition, the present invention determines the optimal on-site model according to the correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models, so as to ensure the accuracy of on-site measurement of the drilling fluid.


In this embodiment, when the on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid is carried out by the optimal on-site model, if the friction of the curved pipe changes, Step 7 is performed. That is, according to the friction of the curved pipe, the entire method starting from Step 1 is repeated outside a fixed operation time. The fixed operation time refers to a normal operation time of the on-site measurement equipment.



FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an offline checking method according to the embodiment of the present invention.


Step 1 includes:


Step 11: Calculate a friction coefficient fck of the drilling fluid in an offline curved pipe and a friction coefficient fsk of the drilling fluid in an offline straight pipe, where, k denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through an offline pipe, which is a positive integer not less than 2.


Step 12: Establish a plurality of prediction models according to an actual friction coefficient ratio yk, where, yk=fck/fsk.


Step 13: Determine an optimal prediction model according to correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and predicted friction coefficient ratios of the plurality of prediction models.


Step 14: Derive the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid according to the optimal prediction model.


The present invention measures and calculates the actual friction coefficients of the drilling fluid in offline curved and straight pipes and establishes the plurality of prediction models. The present invention determines the optimal prediction model according to the correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yi and the predicted friction coefficient ratios of the plurality of prediction models. The present invention ensures the accuracy of selecting the prediction model. The present invention uses the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the selected prediction model for subsequent on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid. The present invention analyzes the correlations through the plurality of prediction models to ensure the accuracy of the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of different types of drilling fluids. Therefore, the present invention avoids the inaccuracy caused when a single relationship constant between the friction coefficients is applied to the on-site measurement of the drilling fluid.


Specifically, in step 11, fck is expressed by formula (1):










f

c

k


=



d

tc





1



2


ρ
1

*

v

c

k

2



*


Δ






P

c

k




Δ


L

c

k









(
1
)







where, dtc1 denotes an inner diameter of the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ1 denotes a density of an offline drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vck denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPck/ΔLck denotes a measured average pressure difference in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPck denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLck, and has a unit of kPa;


in step 1, fsk is expressed by formula (2):










f

c

k


=



d

ts





1



2


ρ
1

*

v
sk
2



*


Δ






P
sk



Δ


L
sk








(
2
)







where, dts1 denotes an inner diameter of the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ1 denotes a density of the drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vsk denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPsk/ΔLsk denotes a measured average pressure difference in the offline straight pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPsk denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLsk, and has a unit of kPa.


where,










d

tc





1


=



4
*

V
1



π
*
le


n
1








(
24
)







where, V1 denotes a total volume of the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m3; and


len1 denotes an length of the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m.


In this embodiment, there are at least three prediction models, namely:


a first prediction model:






ŷ
1k
=a*D
nk
b
+c  (3)


a second prediction model:











y
^


2

k


=

1
+


a
*

D

n

k

b




7

0

+

D

n

k









(
4
)







a third prediction model:






ŷ
3k=1+a*(log10Dnk)b  (5)


where


ŷ1k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the first prediction model;


ŷ2k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the second prediction model;


ŷ3k denotes a predicted friction coefficient of the third prediction model; and


a, b and c denote the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid, respectively;


where, Dnk denotes a Dean number of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and is expressed by formula (6):










D

n

k


=




ρ
1

*

v
ck

*

d

tc





1




μ
1


*



d

tc





1



D

c





1









(
6
)







where


μ1 denotes a viscosity of an offline drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s; and


vck denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the k-th time in the offline curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s.


Step 13 specifically includes:


Express a correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model by formula (7):










R

1

1

2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

1

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
7
)







express a correlation R122 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the second prediction model by formula (8):










R
12
2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

2

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
8
)







express a correlation R132 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the third prediction model by formula (9):










R
13
2

=

1
-






k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-


y

3

k


^


)

2







k
=
1


m




(


y
k

-

y
_


)

2








(
9
)







compare R112, R122 and R132 in terms of magnitude, and select a prediction model with a maximum correlation as an optimal prediction model;


where


m denotes a number of samples;


yk denotes the actual friction coefficient ratio; and



y denotes an average actual friction coefficient ratio.


In this embodiment, in step 2, fci is expressed by formula (10):










f
ci

=



d

t

c

2



2


ρ
2

*

v
ci
2



*


Δ






P
ci



Δ


L
ci








(
10
)







where, dtc2 denotes an inner diameter of the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m;


ρ2 denotes a density of an on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


vci denotes a flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the i-th time in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ΔPci/ΔLci denotes a measured average pressure difference in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of kPa/m; and ΔPci denotes a total pressure difference in a pipe section with a length of ΔLci, and has a unit of kPa; and


dtc2 is expressed by formula (11):










d

t

c

2


=



4
*

V
2



π
*

len
2








(
11
)







where, V2 denotes a total volume of the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m3; and


len2 denotes a length of the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m;


Specifically, in step 2, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated as follows:


when an offline model is the first prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (12):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei




(


a
*


(


R
ei

*



d

tc





2



D

c





2





)

b


+
c

)






(
12
)







when the offline model is the second prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (13):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei


*

[

1
+




a
*

(


R
ei

*



d

tc

2



D

c

2





)

b



7

0

+

(


R
ei

*



d

tc

2



D

c

2





)




]






(
13
)







when the offline model is the third prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (14):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei


*


[

1
+



a
*

(


log
10

(


R
ei

*



d

tc

2



D

c

2





)

)

b


]

.






(
14
)







Specifically, in step 3, the actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is expressed by formula (15):










τ

w

i


=



8


ρ
2




v

c

i

2



R

e

i







(
15
)







where


vci denotes the flow velocity of the drilling fluid at the i-th time in the on-site curved pipe, and has a unit of m/s; and


ρ2 denotes the density of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of kg/m3;


the shear rate γi of the drilling fluid is expressed by formula (16):










γ
i

=




8
*



v
ci



d

t

c

2



*




3
*



N
i


+
1



4
*



N
i








(
16
)







where, N is expressed by formula (17):










N
i

=


d

(

ln



τ

w
i



)


d

(

ln




8
*



v
ci



d

t

c

2




)






(
17
)







In this embodiment, there are at least three on-site model, namely:


a first on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w1i=YP+PV*γi  (18)


a second on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i=K*γin  (19)


a third on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i0K*γin  (20)


where


YP denotes a yield strength of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa;


PV denotes a plastic viscosity of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s;


n denotes a fluidity index of the on-site drilling fluid, and is dimensionless;


K denotes a consistency coefficient of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s{circumflex over ( )}n; and


τ0 denotes a dynamic shear stress of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa.


Specifically, step 5 includes:


express a correlation R212 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model by formula (21):










R

2

1

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τ



w
ˆ


1

i




)

2






i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τw
_


)

2








(
21
)







express a correlation R222 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the second on-site model by formula (22):










R
22
2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τ



w
ˆ


2

i




)

2






i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τw
_


)

2








(
22
)







express a correlation R232 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the third on-site model by formula (23):










R
23
2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τ



w
ˆ


3

i




)

2






i
=
1

m



(


τ


w
i


-

τw
_


)

2








(
23
)







compare R212, R222 and R232 in terms of magnitude, and selecting an on-site model with a maximum correlation as a final model;


where


m denotes a number of samples;


τwi denotes the actual shear stress; and



τw denotes an average actual shear stress.


The application of the first embodiment of offline checking of the present invention is described below.


In this embodiment, the offline curved pipe is a helical pipe, which has a total volume V1=1.04 l and a length len1=5.57476 m; the offline straight pipe has an inner diameter dts1=0.01056 m; and a first offline drilling fluid has a density ρ1=1,003 kg/m3.


The inner diameter of the offline curved pipe is calculated as: dtc1=0.01051 m:










d

tc

1


=




4
*



V
1




π
*



len
1








(
4
)







In this embodiment, the first offline drilling fluid flows through the pipe for k=24 times.


A flow velocity vsk of the first offline drilling fluid at the k-th time in a straight pipe and a flow velocity vck thereof at the k-th time in the curved pipe are shown in the table below.


An average pressure difference ΔPck/ΔLck of the offline curved pipe and an average pressure difference ΔPsk/ΔLsk of the offline straight pipe are also shown in the table below.


The first offline drilling fluid flows through for 24 times, and its friction coefficient fck in the offline curved pipe and friction coefficient fsk in the offline straight pipe are calculated by formulas (1) and (2) and are shown in the table below.










f

c

k


=



d

tc

1




2


ρ
1




v

c

k

2



*


Δ


P

c

k




Δ


L

c

k









(
1
)















f
sk

=



d

ts

1




2


ρ
1




v
sk
2



*


Δ


P
sk



Δ


L
sk








(
2
)







The corresponding actual friction coefficient ratios yk are shown in the table below, where yk=fck/fsk.


In this embodiment, an average viscosity of the first offline drilling fluid is μ1=0.00711 Pa·s.


The Dean numbers Dnk of the first offline drilling fluid flowing through the curved pipe for 24 times are calculated according to formula (6) and are shown in the table below.










D

n

k


=




ρ
1



v

c

k




d

tc

1




μ
1


*



d

tc

1



D

c

1









(
6
)

























Number
ΔPck/
ΔPsk/








of times
ΔLck
ΔLsk
vsk

vck

fsk
fck
yk
Dnk























1
0.576
0.590
0.169
0.170
0.106
0.106
1.001
 29.557


2
0.651
0.727
0.235
0.237
0.062
0.068
1.091
 50.588


3
0.674
0.777
0.264
0.266
0.051
0.058
1.127
 61.461


4
0.691
0.830
0.274
0.276
0.049
0.057
1.175
 64.702


5
0.718
0.873
0.304
0.307
0.041
0.049
1.187
 76.722


6
0.748
0.927
0.327
0.330
0.037
0.045
1.211
 85.333


7
0.777
0.979
0.348
0.351
0.034
0.042
1.231
 92.785


8
0.807
1.023
0.374
0.377
0.030
0.038
1.240
103.122


9
0.827
1.064
0.397
0.401
0.028
0.035
1.257
113.686


10
0.909
1.169
0.440
0.444
0.025
0.031
1.257
126.935


11
0.936
1.242
0.482
0.486
0.021
0.028
1.297
147.922


12
0.973
1.295
0.503
0.508
0.020
0.026
1.301
155.213


13
0.999
1.350
0.543
0.548
0.018
0.024
1.321
176.185


14
1.031
1.408
0.571
0.576
0.017
0.022
1.334
188.652


15
1.071
1.468
0.591
0.597
0.016
0.022
1.340
194.715


16
1.111
1.525
0.616
0.622
0.015
0.021
1.341
203.773


17
1.111
1.589
0.631
0.637
0.015
0.021
1.398
213.799


18
1.142
1.627
0.665
0.671
0.014
0.019
1.393
230.859


19
1.178
1.694
0.696
0.703
0.013
0.018
1.405
245.566


20
1.196
1.785
0.723
0.729
0.012
0.018
1.459
260.502


21
1.243
1.845
0.769
0.776
0.011
0.016
1.450
283.448


22
1.262
1.904
0.778
0.785
0.011
0.016
1.475
286.099


23
1.294
1.977
0.809
0.817
0.010
0.016
1.494
301.892


24
1.360
2.089
0.879
0.887
0.009
0.014
1.502
338.859









Three prediction models are fitted by the actual friction coefficient ratios yk and the Dean numbers Dnk as follows:


a first prediction model:






ŷ
1k
=a*D
nk
b
+c  (3)


where, a=0.035966, b=0.5, and c=0.855298.


a second prediction model:











y
ˆ


2

k


=

1
+



a
*



D

n

k

b




7

0

+

D

n

k









(
4
)







where, a=0.052896, and b=1.421332.


a third prediction model:






ŷ
3k=1+a*(log10Dnk)b  (5)


where, a=0.016495, and b=3.709336.


The predicted friction coefficients of the third prediction models are shown in the table below.


















Number






of times
ŷ1k
ŷ2k
ŷ3k





















1
1.051
1.065
1.069



2
1.111
1.116
1.119



3
1.137
1.140
1.143



4
1.145
1.147
1.149



5
1.170
1.172
1.173



6
1.188
1.189
1.189



7
1.202
1.203
1.203



8
1.221
1.222
1.221



9
1.239
1.241
1.239



10
1.261
1.262
1.260



11
1.293
1.295
1.292



12
1.303
1.305
1.303



13
1.333
1.335
1.332



14
1.349
1.351
1.348



15
1.357
1.359
1.356



16
1.369
1.370
1.368



17
1.381
1.382
1.380



18
1.402
1.402
1.401



19
1.419
1.418
1.418



20
1.436
1.434
1.435



21
1.461
1.458
1.460



22
1.464
1.461
1.463



23
1.480
1.476
1.479



24
1.517
1.510
1.516










A correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model, a correlation R122 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the second prediction model and a correlation R132 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the third prediction model are calculated according to formulas (7), (8) and (9), respectively.


Through calculation, R112=0.976421, R122=0.972209 and R132=0.971412.


To sum up, in this embodiment, for the first offline drilling fluid, the first prediction model is the optimal prediction model. According to the optimal prediction model, the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are a=0.035966, b=0.5 and c=0.855298, which are used for the on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid.


The on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid in the curved pipe is described below.


In a first embodiment of the on-site measurement, the density of a first on-site drilling fluid is ρ2=1,003 kg/m3.


The on-site curved pipe is a helical pipe, which has a total volume V2=1.04 l and a length len2=5.57476 m.


An inner diameter of the on-site curved pipe is calculated as dtc2=0.01051 m:










d

tc

2


=




4
*



V
2




π
*



len
2








(
11
)







In this embodiment, a first offline drilling fluid flows through the on-site pipe for i=24 times.


A flow velocity vci of the first on-site drilling fluid at the i-th time in the curved pipe and an average pressure difference thereof in the curved pipe ΔPci/ΔLci are shown in the table below.


The measured parameters of the on-site drilling fluid in the curved pipe are shown in the table below. The flow velocity of the drilling fluid is increased in the curved pipe in an ascending order to keep a laminar flow state of the drilling fluid.


















Rate






Number
of flow
Temperature





of times
(lpm)
(° C.)
ΔPci/ΔLci
ρ2
vci




















1
0.8882
32.5
0.590
1003.9
0.1705


2
1.2356
32.5
0.727
1002.7
0.2372


3
1.3858
32.5
0.777
1002.5
0.2660


4
1.4388
32.5
0.830
1003.4
0.2762


5
1.5973
32.5
0.873
1004.1
0.3066


6
1.7200
32.5
0.927
1003.3
0.3302


7
1.8269
32.5
0.979
1004.2
0.3507


8
1.9638
32.5
1.023
1002.7
0.3770


9
2.0876
32.5
1.064
1002.9
0.4007


10
2.3133
32.5
1.169
1002.6
0.4441


11
2.5336
32.5
1.242
1002.8
0.4864


12
2.6463
32.5
1.295
1002.7
0.5080


13
2.8562
32.5
1.350
1002.8
0.5483


14
3.0025
32.5
1.408
1003.2
0.5764


15
3.1087
32.5
1.468
1002.9
0.5968


16
3.2385
32.5
1.525
1003.5
0.6217


17
3.3183
32.5
1.589
1002.9
0.6370


18
3.4960
32.5
1.627
1002.6
0.6711


19
3.6600
32.5
1.694
1003.7
0.7026


20
3.7989
32.5
1.785
1003.3
0.7293


21
4.0419
32.5
1.845
1002.6
0.7759


22
4.0901
32.5
1.904
1002.9
0.7852


23
4.2535
32.5
1.977
1003.3
0.8165


24
4.6207
32.5
2.089
1003.0
0.8870









The first on-site drilling fluid flows through the curved pipe for 24 times, and its friction coefficient fci in the curved pipe is calculated by formula (11), which is shown in the table below.










f
ci

=



d

tc

2




2


ρ
2




v
ci
2



*


Δ


P
ci



Δ


L
ci








(
10
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to the selected optimal offline model. In this embodiment, the optimal prediction model is the first prediction model: ŷ1k=a*Dnkb+c, where the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are respectively: a=0.035966, b=0.5, and c=0.855298.


The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is expressed by formula (12):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei




(




a
*



(



R
ei

*





d

tc





2



D

c





2





)


b

+
c

)






(
12
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is shown in the table below.


According to the Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe, a shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated, which is expressed by formula (15), and is shown in the table below.










τ
wi

=


8



ρ
2

*



v
ci
2



R
ei






(
15
)







In this embodiment, an intermediate parameter Ni is calculated by a binomial fitting method according to formula (17), which is shown in the table below.










N
i

=


d


(

ln






τ

w
i



)



d


(

ln




8
*



v
ci



d

tc





2




)







(
17
)







A shear rate γi of the first drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to formula (16), which is shown in the table below.










γ
l

=




8
*



v
ci



d

tc





2



*




3
*



N
i


+
1



4
*



N
i








(
16
)

























Number








of times
fci
Rci
τwi
Ni
γi























1
0.11
158.92
1.47
0.47
166.99



2
0.07
263.11
1.72
0.50
225.78



3
0.06
316.51
1.79
0.51
250.91



4
0.06
320.14
1.91
0.51
259.74



5
0.05
384.57
1.96
0.53
286.06



6
0.05
425.27
2.06
0.53
306.33



7
0.04
459.71
2.15
0.54
323.95



8
0.04
516.12
2.21
0.55
346.44



9
0.04
569.37
2.26
0.55
366.69



10
0.03
649.48
2.44
0.56
403.50



11
0.03
751.29
2.53
0.57
439.27



12
0.03
793.06
2.61
0.58
457.51



13
0.02
908.07
2.66
0.58
491.39



14
0.02
975.29
2.73
0.59
514.94



15
0.02
1008.00
2.84
0.59
532.01



16
0.02
1064.98
2.91
0.60
552.83



17
0.02
1073.93
3.03
0.60
565.62



18
0.02
1186.55
3.05
0.61
594.03



19
0.02
1267.02
3.13
0.61
620.20



20
0.02
1301.98
3.28
0.61
642.33



21
0.02
1458.08
3.31
0.62
680.96



22
0.02
1444.81
3.42
0.62
688.62



23
0.02
1521.06
3.52
0.63
714.54



24
0.01
1750.53
3.61
0.63
772.62










According to the shear stress τwi and the shear rate γi of the first on-site drilling fluid, at least three on-site models are fitted, which are respectively:


a first on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w1i=YP+PV*γi  (18)


where, PV=0.00354, and YP=0.95267.


a second on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i=K*γin  (19),


where K=0.0622, and n=0.6105.


a third on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i0+K*γin  (20),


where, n=0.7991, K=0.0151, and τ0=0.581.


Then the following parameters are respectively calculated:


a correlation R212 between the shear stress τwi of the first on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model;


a correlation R222 between the shear stress τwi of the first on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the second on-site model; and


a correlation R232 between the shear stress τwi of the first on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the third on-site model.


These parameters are calculated according to formulas (21), (22) and (23), respectively.










R

2

1

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m








(


τ






w
i


-


τ






w

1

i



^


)

2






i
=
1

m








(


τ





w

-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
21
)







R
22
2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m








(


τ






w
i


-


τ






w

2

i



^


)

2






i
=
1

m








(


τ





w

-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
22
)







R
23
2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m








(


τ






w
i


-


τ






w

3

i



^


)

2






i
=
1

m








(


τ





w

-


τ





w

_


)

2








(
23
)







Through calculation, R212=0.9950, R222=0.9951 and R232=0.9964. The third on-site model has the maximum correlation and is most in line with the actual situation, so the third on-site model is selected as the final model for calculating other viscosity data.


The on-site measurement results of the third on-site model are compared with those of a 6-speed viscometer (Fann35), which shows that the third on-site model is the most suitable.





















Measurement
Measuring










instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3
PV
YP
























Fann35 (control)
34
7
5
4
3
1
0.5
0.002
1.533


System measurement
34
8.6
5.4
4.3
2.9
1.3
1.2
0.0032
1.1538


device









If the viscosity data calculated by the first on-site model is directly selected without performing on-site model optimization, as shown in the table below, the deviation will increase significantly. The difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.9/1=90%, the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ3 is 1.4/0.5=280%, and the difference percentage of YP is 0.5804/1.533=38%. The calculation of the preferred third model of the present invention shows that the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.3/1=30%, the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ3 is 0.7/0.5=140%, and the difference percentage of YP is 0.3792/1.533=25%.


In conclusion, compared with the measurement results of Fann35, the calculation results of the optimal on-site model (third on-site model) determined by the correlations of the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted shear stresses of the on-site models are the most accurate.





















Measurement
Measuring










instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3
PV
YP
























Fann35 (control)
34
7
5
4
3
1
0.5
0.002
1.533


System measurement
34
9.0
5.4
4.2
3.0
1.9
1.9
0.0035
0.9526


device









A second embodiment is described below.


In the second embodiment of offline checking, the offline curved pipe has a total volume V1=1.04 and a length len1=5.57476 m; the offline straight pipe has an inner diameter dts1=0.01056 m; and a second offline drilling fluid has a density ρ1=1,953 kg/m3.


The inner diameter of the offline curved pipe is calculated as: dtc1=0.01051 m:










d

tc





1


=




4
*



V
1




π
*



len
1








(
4
)







In this embodiment, the second offline drilling fluid flows through the pipe for k=17 times.


A flow velocity vsk of the second offline drilling fluid at the k-th time in a straight pipe and a flow velocity vck thereof at the k-th time in the curved pipe are shown in the table below.


An average pressure difference ΔPck/ΔLck of the offline curved pipe and an average pressure difference ΔPsk/ΔLsk of the offline straight pipe are also shown in the table below.


The second offline drilling fluid flows through for 17 times, and its friction coefficient fck in the offline curved pipe and friction coefficient fsk in the offline straight pipe are calculated by formulas (1) and (2), and are shown in the table below.










f
ck

=



d

tc





1



2



ρ
1

*



v
ck
2



*


Δ






P
ck



Δ





L







(
1
)







f
sk

=



d

ts





1



2



ρ
1

*



v
sk
2



*


Δ






P
sk



Δ





L







(
2
)







The corresponding actual friction coefficient ratios yk are shown in the table below, where yk=fck/fsk.


In this embodiment, an average viscosity of the second offline drilling fluid is μ1=0.02639 Pa·s.


The Dean numbers Dnk of the second offline drilling fluid flowing through the curved pipe for 17 times are calculated according to formula (6), which are shown in the table below.










D
nk

=





ρ
1

*




v
ck

*



d

tc





1




μ
1


*



d

tc





1



D

c

1









(
6
)

























Number
ΔPck/
ΔPsk/








of times
ΔLck
ΔLsk
vsk
vck
fsk
fck
yk
Dnk























1
 6.249
 8.759
0.80
0.81
0.03
0.04
1.37
119.74


2
 7.020
 9.999
0.91
0.91
0.02
0.03
1.39
135.57


3
 7.447
10.907
0.97
0.98
0.02
0.03
1.43
145.85


4
 8.008
12.182
1.07
1.08
0.02
0.03
1.49
166.80


5
 8.420
12.888
1.11
1.12
0.02
0.03
1.50
167.88


6
 8.583
13.091
1.13
1.14
0.02
0.03
1.49
172.00


7
 9.179
14.505
1.21
1.22
0.02
0.03
1.54
184.56


8
 9.603
15.250
1.29
1.30
0.02
0.02
1.55
199.90


9
10.128
16.783
1.37
1.38
0.01
0.02
1.62
215.73


10
10.338
17.224
1.41
1.43
0.01
0.02
1.63
224.42


11
10.880
18.257
1.47
1.48
0.01
0.02
1.64
230.18


12
13.825
24.076
1.82
1.83
0.01
0.02
1.70
277.64


13
13.706
24.131
1.83
1.85
0.01
0.02
1.72
284.93


14
14.606
26.401
1.96
1.98
0.01
0.02
1.77
305.94


15
15.228
27.892
2.07
2.09
0.01
0.02
1.79
326.25


16
16.025
29.395
2.14
2.16
0.01
0.02
1.79
333.56


17
16.940
30.332
2.21
2.23
0.01
0.02
1.75
333.69









Three prediction models are fitted by the actual friction coefficient ratios yk and the Dean numbers Dnk as follows:


a first prediction model:






ŷ
1k
=a*D
nk
b
+c  (3)


where, a=0.0576, b=0.5, and c=0.745.


a second prediction model:











y
^


2

k


=

1
+



a
*



D
nk
b




7

0

+

D
nk








(
4
)







where, a=0.0644, and b=1.4654.


a third prediction model:






ŷ
3k=1+a*(log10Dnk)b  (5)


where, a=0.0231, and b=3.8241.


The predicted friction coefficients of the third prediction models are shown in the table below.


















Number






of times
ŷ1k
ŷ2k
ŷ3k





















1
1.376
1.377
1.379



2
1.416
1.417
1.418



3
1.441
1.442
1.443



4
1.489
1.491
1.490



5
1.492
1.493
1.492



6
1.501
1.502
1.501



7
1.528
1.529
1.528



8
1.560
1.561
1.560



9
1.591
1.593
1.591



10
1.608
1.610
1.608



11
1.619
1.620
1.619



12
1.705
1.705
1.704



13
1.718
1.717
1.717



14
1.753
1.752
1.752



15
1.786
1.784
1.785



16
1.797
1.795
1.796



17
1.798
1.795
1.797










A correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model, a correlation R122 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the second prediction model and a correlation R132 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the third prediction model are calculated according to formulas (7), (8) and (9), respectively.


Through calculation, R112=0.9833, R122=0.9843 and R132=0.9828.


To sum up, in this embodiment, for the second offline drilling fluid, the first prediction model is the optimal prediction model. According to the optimal prediction model, the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are a=0.0644 and b=1.4654, which are used for the on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid.


The on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid in the curved pipe is described below.


In a second embodiment of the on-site measurement, the density of a second on-site drilling fluid is ρ2=1,300 kg/m3.


The on-site curved pipe has a total volume V2=1.04 l and a length len2=5.57476 m.


An inner diameter of the on-site curved pipe is calculated as dtc2=0.01051 m:










d

tc





2


=




4
*




2




π
*



len
2








(
11
)







In this embodiment, a second offline drilling fluid flows through the on-site pipe for i=17 times.


A i-th flow velocity vci of the second on-site drilling fluid at the i-th time in the curved pipe and an average pressure difference thereof in the curved pipe ΔPci/ΔLci are shown in the table below.


The measured parameters of the on-site drilling fluid in the curved pipe are shown in the table below. The flow velocity of the drilling fluid is increased in the curved pipe in an ascending order to keep a laminar flow state of the drilling fluid.


















Rate






Number
of flow
Temperature





of times
(lpm)
(° C.)
ΔPci/ΔLci
ρ2
vci




















1
4.212
29
8.759
1960.5
0.809


2
4.761
29
9.999
1951.0
0.914


3
5.088
29
10.907
1950.2
0.977


4
5.642
29
12.182
1950.2
1.083


5
5.813
29
12.888
1944.5
1.116


6
5.933
29
13.091
1949.2
1.139


7
6.358
29
14.505
1947.9
1.221


8
6.776
29
15.250
1943.1
1.301


9
7.207
29
16.783
1955.0
1.384


10
7.425
29
17.224
1956.0
1.425


11
7.716
29
18.257
1955.1
1.481


12
9.544
29
24.076
1958.6
1.832


13
9.631
29
24.131
1956.9
1.849


14
10.306
29
26.401
1955.3
1.978


15
10.868
29
27.892
1955.2
2.086


16
11.263
29
29.395
1958.4
2.162


17
11.595
29
30.332
1954.3
2.226









The second on-site drilling fluid flows through the curved pipe for 17 times, and its friction coefficient fci in the curved pipe is calculated by formula (11), which is shown in the table below.










f
ci

=



d

tc





2



2



ρ
2

*



v
ci
2



*


Δ






P
ci



Δ






L
ci








(
10
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to the selected optimal offline model. In this embodiment, the optimal prediction model is the second prediction model:









y
^


2

k


=

1
+



a
*



D
nk
b




7

0

+

D
nk





,




where the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are respectively: a=0.0644 and b=1.4654.


The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is expressed by formula (12):










f
ci

=



1

6


R
ei




(




a
*



(



R
ei

*





d

tc





2



D

c





2





)


b

+
c

)






(
12
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is shown in the table below.


According to the Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe, a shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated, which is expressed by formula (15), and is shown in the table below.










τ
wi

=


8



ρ
2

*



v
ci
2



R
ei






(
15
)







An intermediate parameter Ni is calculated according to formula (17), which is shown in the table below.










N
i

=


d


(

ln






τ

w
i



)



d


(

ln




8
*



v
ci



d

tc





2




)







(
17
)







A shear rate γi of the second drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to formula (16), which is shown in the table below.










γ
i

=




8
*



v
ci



d

t

c

2



*




3
*



N
i


+
1



4
*



N
i








(
16
)






















Number







of times
fci
Rei
τwi
Ni
γi




















1
0.0359
614.0792
16.6964
0.9448
624.1797


2
0.0322
707.0957
18.4418
0.9517
704.3091


3
0.0308
750.4231
19.8311
0.9554
751.8029


4
0.0280
852.8917
21.4602
0.9612
832.4728


5
0.0280
853.1906
22.7020
0.9628
857.2334


6
0.0272
885.4715
22.8450
0.9640
874.7194


7
0.0263
928.1204
25.0111
0.9678
936.3869


8
0.0244
1026.7406
25.6190
0.9714
997.0713


9
0.0236
1074.6661
27.8581
0.9748
1059.5306


10
0.0228
1125.6006
28.2435
0.9765
1091.0656


11
0.0224
1153.9089
29.7386
0.9786
1133.1933


12
0.0193
1418.3999
37.0815
0.9905
1397.4120


13
0.0190
1448.0218
36.9546
0.9910
1409.9395


14
0.0181
1540.8543
39.7384
0.9948
1507.3717


15
0.0172
1654.1138
41.1553
0.9978
1588.2620


16
0.0169
1702.5492
43.0205
0.9998
1645.2677


17
0.0165
1761.7294
43.9646
1.0014
1692.9891









According to the shear stress τwi and the shear rate γi of the second on-site drilling fluid, at least three on-site models are fitted, which are respectively:


a first on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w1i=YP+PV*γi  (18)


where, PV=0.026, and YP=0.241.


a second on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i=K*γin  (19),


where K=0.0278, and n=0.9917.


a third on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i0+K*γin  (20),


Where, n=0.9991, K=0.0262, and τ0=0.2146.


Then the following parameters are respectively calculated:


a correlation R212 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model;


a correlation R222 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the second on-site model; and


a correlation R232 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the third on-site model.


These parameters are calculated according to formulas (21), (22) and (23), respectively.










R

2

1

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


1

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
21
)













R

2

2

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


2

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
22
)













R

2

3

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


3

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
23
)







Through calculation, R212=0.998873, R222=0.996445 and R232=0.998873. The first and third on-site models have the maximum correlation and are most in line with the actual situation, so the first and third on-site models are selected as the final models for calculating other viscosity data.


The on-site measurement results of the first on-site model are compared with those of the 6-speed viscometer, which shows that the first on-site model is the most suitable.














Measurement
Measuring















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3

















Fann35 (control)
29
50
27
19
11
1
0.5


System measurement
29
52.42
26.45
17.79
9.13
0.99
0.73


device









The on-site measurement results of the third on-site model are compared with those of the 6-speed viscometer, which shows that the third on-site model is the most suitable.















Measurement
Measuring



















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3
n
K
τ0




















Fann35 (control)
29
50
27
19
11
1
0.5
0.9015
0.0490
0.26


System measurement
29
52.42
26.44
17.77
9.10
0.94
0.68
0.9991
0.0262
0.21


device



















If the viscosity data calculated by the second on-site model is directly selected without performing on-site model optimization, as shown in the table below, the deviation will increase significantly. The difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ100 is 2.13/11=19% and the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.46/1=46%. The calculation of the preferred third model of the present invention shows that the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ100 is 1.9/11=17% and the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.06/1=6%. The calculation of the preferred first model of the present invention shows that the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ100 is 1.83/11=17% and the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.01/1=1%.














Measurement
Measuring















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3

















Fann35 (control)
29
50
27
19
11
1
0.5


System









measurement
29
52.43
26.37
17.64
8.87
0.54
0.27


device









In conclusion, compared with the measurement results of Fann35, the calculation results of the optimal on-site models (the first and third on-site models) determined by the correlations of the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted shear stresses of the on-site models are the most accurate.


A third embodiment is described below.


In the third embodiment of offline checking, the offline curved pipe has a total volume V1=1.04 l and a length len1=5.57476 m; the offline straight pipe has an inner diameter dts1=0.01056 m; and a third offline drilling fluid has a density ρ1=1,227 kg/m3.


The inner diameter of the offline curved pipe is calculated as: dtc1=0.01051 m:










d

tc

1


=




4
*



V
1




π
*



len
1








(
4
)







In this embodiment, the third offline drilling fluid flows through the pipe for k=13 times.


A flow velocity vsk of the third offline drilling fluid at the k-th time in a straight pipe and a flow velocity vck thereof at the k-th time in the curved pipe are shown in the table below.


An average pressure difference ΔPck/ΔLck of the offline curved pipe and an average pressure difference ΔPsk/ΔLsk of the offline straight pipe are also shown in the table below.


The third offline drilling fluid flows through the pipe for 13 times, and its friction coefficient fck in the curved pipe and friction coefficient fsk in the straight pipe are calculated by formulas (1) and (2), and are shown in the table below.










f

c

k


=



d

tc

1




2


ρ
1




v

c

k

2



*


Δ


P

c

k




Δ


L

c

k









(
1
)













f

s

k


=



d

ts

1




2


ρ
1




v
sk
2



*


Δ


P
sk



Δ


L
sk








(
2
)







The corresponding actual friction coefficient ratios yk are shown in the table below, where yk=fck/fsk.


In this embodiment, an average viscosity of the third offline drilling fluid is μ1=0.01455 Pa·s.


The Dean numbers Dnk of the third offline drilling fluid flowing through the curved pipe for 13 times are calculated according to formula (6), which are shown in the table below.










D

n

k


=




ρ
1



v

c

k




d

tc

1




μ
1


*



d

tc

1



D

c

1









(
6
)

























Number
ΔPck/
ΔPsk/








of times
ΔLck
ΔLsk
vsk

vck

fsk
fck
yk
Dnk























1
2.634
3.108
0.56
0.56
0.04
0.04
1.15
 85.88


2
2.788
3.381
0.61
0.61
0.03
0.04
1.19
 96.66


3
2.881
3.555
0.64
0.65
0.03
0.04
1.21
105.05


4
3.050
3.808
0.69
0.70
0.03
0.03
1.22
114.64


5
3.363
4.360
0.79
0.80
0.02
0.03
1.27
134.93


6
3.447
4.622
0.83
0.84
0.02
0.03
1.31
145.22


7
3.555
4.894
0.87
0.88
0.02
0.03
1.35
154.57


8
3.664
5.160
0.91
0.92
0.02
0.03
1.38
166.17


9
3.784
5.453
0.96
0.97
0.02
0.03
1.41
176.43


10
3.909
5.734
1.01
1.02
0.02
0.02
1.43
190.62


11
4.036
6.001
1.05
1.06
0.02
0.02
1.45
198.90


12
4.177
6.287
1.09
1.10
0.02
0.02
1.47
208.59


13
4.215
6.420
1.11
1.12
0.01
0.02
1.49
211.66









Three prediction models are fitted by the actual friction coefficient ratios yk and the Dean numbers Dnk as follows:


a first prediction model:






ŷ
1k
=a*D
nk
b
+c  (3)


where, a=0.0645, b=0.5, and c=0.5424.


a second prediction model:











y
ˆ


2

k


=

1
+


a


D

n

k

b




7

0

+

D

n

k









(
4
)







where, a=0.0045, and b=1.9298.


a third prediction model:






ŷ
3k=1+a*(log10Dnk)b  (5)


where, a=0.0025, and b=6.2539.


The predicted friction coefficients of the third prediction models are shown in the table below.















Number





of times
ŷ1k
ŷ2k
ŷ3k


















1
1.1401
1.1555
1.1547


2
1.1765
1.1827
1.1822


3
1.2035
1.2042
1.2040


4
1.2330
1.2292
1.2291


5
1.2916
1.2828
1.2830


6
1.3196
1.3103
1.3106


7
1.3443
1.3354
1.3358


8
1.3738
1.3668
1.3671


9
1.3991
1.3946
1.3948


10
1.4329
1.4332
1.4333


11
1.4520
1.4557
1.4557


12
1.4739
1.4822
1.4819


13
1.4807
1.4905
1.4902









A correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model, a correlation R122 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the second prediction model and a correlation R132 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the third prediction model are calculated according to formulas (7), (8) and (9), respectively.


Through calculation, R112=0.9923, R122=0.9948 and R132=0.9949.


To sum up, in this embodiment, for the third offline drilling fluid, the third prediction model is the optimal prediction model. According to the optimal prediction model, the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are a=0.0025 and b=6.2539, which are used for the on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid.


The on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid in the curved pipe is described below.


In the third embodiment of the on-site measurement, the density of a third on-site drilling fluid is ρ3=1,227 kg/m3.


The on-site curved pipe has a total volume V2=1.04 l and a length len2=5.57476 m.


An inner diameter of the on-site curved pipe is calculated as dtc2=0.01051 m:










d

t

c

2


=




4
*



V
2




π
*


le


n
2








(
11
)







In this embodiment, the third offline drilling fluid flows through the on-site pipe for i=13 times.


A i-th flow velocity vci of the second on-site drilling fluid at the i-th time in the curved pipe and an average pressure difference thereof in the curved pipe ΔPci/ΔLci are shown in the table below.


The measured parameters of the on-site drilling fluid in the curved pipe are shown in the table below. The flow velocity of the drilling fluid is increased in the curved pipe in an ascending order to keep a laminar flow state of the drilling fluid.


















Rate






Number
of flow
Temperature





of times
(lpm)
(° C.)
ΔPci/ΔLci
ρ2
vci




















1
2.926
29
3.11
1227.7
0.5617


2
3.195
29
3.38
1227.5
0.6133


3
3.385
29
3.55
1228.0
0.6497


4
3.640
29
3.81
1226.4
0.6988


5
4.146
29
4.36
1227.3
0.7958


6
4.355
29
4.62
1226.6
0.8360


7
4.563
29
4.89
1226.8
0.8759


8
4.802
29
5.16
1227.3
0.9218


9
5.028
29
5.45
1227.5
0.9652


10
5.313
29
5.73
1226.9
1.0199


11
5.512
29
6.00
1227.9
1.0582


12
5.741
29
6.29
1228.7
1.1021


13
5.815
29
6.42
1226.2
1.1163









The second on-site drilling fluid flows through the curved pipe for 13 times, and its friction coefficient fci in the curved pipe is calculated by formula (11), which is shown in the table below.










f
ci

=



d

t

c

2




2


ρ
2




v
ci
2



*


Δ


P
ci



Δ


L
ci








(
10
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to the selected optimal offline model. In this embodiment, the optimal prediction model is the third prediction model: ŷ3k=1+a*(log10 Dnk)b, where the relationship constants between the friction coefficients are respectively: a=0.0025 and b=6.2539.


The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is expressed by formula (12):










f

c

i


=



1

6


R

e

i





(

1
+

a
*


(


log

1

0


(


R

e

i


*



d

t

c

2



D

c

2





)

)

b



)






(
12
)







The Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe is shown in the table below.


According to the Reynolds number Rei of the on-site curved pipe, a shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated, which is expressed by formula (15), and is shown in the table below.










τ

w

i


=



8


ρ
2




v
ci
2



R

e

i







(
15
)







An intermediate parameter Ni is calculated according to formula (17), which is shown in the table below.










N
i

=


d

(

ln



τ
wi


)


d

(

ln




8
*



v
ci



d

tc

2




)






(
17
)







A shear rate γi of the third drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated according to formula (16), which is shown in the table below.










γ
i

=




8
*



v
ci



d

t

c

2



*




3
*



N
i


+
1



4
*



N
i








(
16
)





















Number






of times
fci
Rei
τwi
γi



















1
0.042
438.213
7.072
474.696


2
0.038
491.082
7.521
518.882


3
0.036
534.109
7.764
550.185


4
0.033
589.713
8.124
592.341


5
0.029
699.632
8.888
675.882


6
0.028
739.707
9.271
710.482


7
0.027
779.393
9.661
744.922


8
0.026
838.195
9.953
784.520


9
0.025
885.939
10.327
822.071


10
0.024
970.584
10.518
869.288


11
0.023
1016.091
10.825
902.452


12
0.022
1075.315
11.102
940.432


13
0.022
1080.252
11.316
952.785









According to the shear stress τwi and the shear rate γi of the third on-site drilling fluid, at least three on-site models are fitted, which are respectively:


a first on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w1i=YP+PV*γi  (18)


where, PV=0.0088, and YP=2.98.


a second on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i=K*γin  (19),


where, K=0.6715, and n=0.1126.


a third on-site model:





{circumflex over (τ)}w2i0+K*γin  (20),


where, n=0.6716, K=0.1126, and τ0=0.001.


Then the following parameters are respectively calculated.


a correlation R212 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model;


a correlation R222 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the second on-site model; and


a correlation R232 between the shear stress τwi of the second on-site drilling fluid and a predicted shear stress of the third on-site model.


These parameters are calculated according to formulas (21), (22) and (23), respectively.










R

2

1

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


1

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
21
)













R

2

2

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


2

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
22
)













R

2

3

2

=

1
-





i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τ



w
ˆ


3

i




)

2






i
=
1

m




(


τw
i

-

τw
_


)

2








(
23
)







Through calculation, R212=0.996314, R222=0.997775 and R232=0.997775. The second and third on-site models have the maximum correlation and are most in line with the actual situation, so the second and third on-site models are selected as the final models for calculating other viscosity data.


The on-site measurement results of the second on-site model are compared with those of the 6-speed viscometer, which shows that the third on-site model is the most suitable.















Measurement
Measuring


















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3
n
K



















Fann35 (control)
29
22
14
10
6.5
1
0.8
0.6521
0.1226


System measurement
29
23.1
14.5
11.1
6.9
1.0
0.7
0.6715
0.1126


device


















The on-site measurement results of the third on-site model are compared with those of the 6-speed viscometer, which shows that the third on-site model is the most suitable.














Measurement
Measuring


















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3
n
K
τ0




















Fann35 (control)
29
22
14
10
6.5
1
0.8
0.6835
0.0950
0.4088


System measurement
29
23.1
14.5
11.1
6.9
1.0
0.7
0.6716
0.1126
0.001 


device



















If the viscosity data calculated by the first on-site model is directly selected without performing on-site model optimization, as shown in the table below, the deviation will increase significantly. The difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ100 is 2.2/6.5=35%, the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 5/1=500%, and the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ3 is 5.1/0.8=639%. The calculation results of the preferred second and third models of the present invention show that the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ100 is 0.4/6.5=7%, the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ6 is 0.1/5=5% and the difference percentage of viscosity corresponding to θ3 is −0.1/0.8=−17%.














Measurement
Measuring















instrument
temperature/° C.
θ600
θ300
θ200
θ100
θ6
θ3

















Fann35
29
22
14
10
6.5
1
0.8


(control)









System
29
23.4
14.6
11.7
8.7
6.0
5.9


measurement









device
















In conclusion, compared with the measurement results of Fann35, the calculation results of the optimal on-site models (the second and third on-site models) determined by the correlations of the actual shear stress τwi and the predicted shear stresses of the on-site models are the most accurate.


The above described are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, which are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims
  • 1. A method for measuring a rheological property of a drilling fluid by using a curved pipe on site, comprising the following steps: step 1: deriving relationship constants between friction coefficients of a drilling fluid through offline checking;step 2: calculating a Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in an on-site curved pipe according to the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid and a friction coefficient fci of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe, wherein i denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through the on-site curved pipe, and i is a positive integer not less than 2;step 3: calculating an actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe according to the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe, and calculating a shear rate γi of the drilling fluid according to the actual shear stress τwi;step 4: establishing a plurality of on-site models according to the actual shear stress τwi and the shear rate γi of the drilling fluid;step 5: determining an optimal on-site model according to correlations between the actual shear stress τwi and predicted shear stresses of the plurality of on-site models; andstep 6: performing on-site measurement on the rheological property of the drilling fluid according to the optimal on-site model.
  • 2. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 1, wherein step 1 comprises: step 11: calculating a friction coefficient fck of the drilling fluid in an offline curved pipe and a friction coefficient fsk of the drilling fluid in an offline straight pipe, wherein k denotes a number of times the drilling fluid flows through an offline pipe, and k is a positive integer not less than 2;step 12: establishing a plurality of prediction models according to an actual friction coefficient ratio yk, wherein, yk=fck/fsk;step 13: determining an optimal prediction model according to correlations between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and predicted friction coefficient ratios of the plurality of prediction models; andstep 14: deriving the relationship constants between the friction coefficients of the drilling fluid according to the optimal prediction model.
  • 3. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 2, wherein in step 11, fck is expressed by formula (1):
  • 4. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of prediction models at least comprise: a first prediction model: ŷ1k=a*Dnkb+c  (3)a second prediction model:
  • 5. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 4, wherein step 13 comprises: expressing a correlation R112 between the actual friction coefficient ratio yk and a predicted friction coefficient ratio of the first prediction model by formula (7):
  • 6. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 5, wherein in step 2, fci is expressed by formula (10):
  • 7. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 6, wherein in step 2, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is calculated as follows: when an offline model is the first prediction model, the Reynolds number Rei of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe satisfies formula (12):
  • 8. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 7, wherein in step 3, the actual shear stress τwi of the drilling fluid in the on-site curved pipe is expressed by formula (15):
  • 9. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of on-site models at least comprise: a first on-site model: {circumflex over (τ)}w1i=YP+PV*γi  (18)a second on-site model: {circumflex over (τ)}w2i=K*γin  (19),a third on-site model: {circumflex over (τ)}w2i=τ0+K*γin  (20),whereinYP denotes a yield strength of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa;PV denotes a plastic viscosity of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s;n denotes a fluidity index of the on-site drilling fluid, and is dimensionless;K denotes a consistency coefficient of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa·s{circumflex over ( )}n; andτ0 denotes a dynamic shear stress of the on-site drilling fluid, and has a unit of Pa.
  • 10. The method for measuring the rheological property of the drilling fluid by using the curved pipe on site according to claim 9, wherein step 5 comprises: expressing a correlation R212 between the actual shear stress τwi and a predicted shear stress of the first on-site model by formula (21):
CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is the continuation application of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/138476, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Continuations (1)
Number Date Country
Parent PCT/CN2020/138476 Dec 2020 US
Child 17709467 US