Improve multistage fracturing efficiency by limiting stage-to-stage communication behind the casing.
Published: 10/25/2019
Published: 10/25/2019
Setting temperature
340 degF [171 degC]
Slurry density
14.5 lbm/galUS [1,737 kg/m3]
Curing time
6 days
Fulcrum cement-conveyed frac performance technology modifies the rheology of nonaqueous drilling fluid (NAF) in channels next to the cement. To quantify the rheology change, scientists prepared vials containing 15-mL slurries of conventional cement and the same cement with Fulcrum technology, added 2 mL of diesel-based drilling fluid, and allowed the samples to set at a common downhole temperature. After 6 days, the vials were opened and the yield points of the drilling fluids measured.