Sains Malaysiana 43(1)(2014): 81–87
Effect of Grain Size and Grain Content on the Hardness and
Drillability of Rocks
(Kesan Saiz Butiran dan
Kandungan Butiran terhadap Kekerasan dan Kebolehgerudian Batuan)
MOU YANG1, YINGFENG-MENG1*, GAO
LI, LIN
HAN1& YUFEI-LI2
1State Key Laboratory
of Oil and Gas Geology and Exploration, Southwest Petroleum University
610500. Chengdu,
P.R. China
2Gas Production
Engineering Research Institute of Southwest, 618300 Guanghan, P.R.
China
Diserahkan:
3 Disember 2012/Diterima: 29 Mac 2013
ABSTRACT
It is well-known that the
characteristics of hardness and drillability are influenced by microstructure
of rock. In this study, rock properties were analyzed on grain size and grain
content. Coarse-grain and fine-grain sandstones were tested under successive
indentation condition. Eighteen groups of sandstone and shale were employed for
the drillability test. Indentation tests results showed that grain size
influenced the low point of residual hardness, the crushing depth and volume
and grain content influenced the peak point of hardness. Drillability values of
shale increased with increasing contents of clay and quartz. Meanwhile,
drillability values of sandstone increased with increasing content of quartz,
but decreased with increasing content of clay. Therefore, these preliminary
studies show great potential applications for selecting suitable bit type and
formulating drilling program as a function of rock microstructure and crushing
rock method for bit in the oil drilling.
Keywords: Drillability; grain
content; grain size; hardness; successive indentation
ABSTRAK
Adalah diketahui sifat kekerasan dan
kebolehgerudian batuan dipengaruhi oleh mikrostruktur batuan. Dalam kajian ini,
saiz butiran dan kandungan butiran beberapa batuan dianalisis. Batu pasir
bersaiz butiran kasar dan halus diuji dengan keadaan pelekukan berterusan.
Lapan belas kumpulan batu pasir dan syal digunakan untuk ujian kebolehgerudian.
Ujian pelekukan menunjukkan saiz butiran mempengaruhi kekerasan baki titik
rendah, kedalaman kehancuran dan isi padu manakala kandungan butiran
mempengaruhi kekerasan titik tinggi. Nilai kebolehgerudian syal meningkat
dengan peningkatan kandungan lempung dan kuartz. Untuk batu pasir, nilai
kebolehgerudian meningkat dengan peningkatan kandungan kuartz, tetapi menyusut
dengan peningkatan kandungan lempung. Hasil kajian awal ini menunjukkan
keupayaan tinggi kaedah ini dalam pemilihan mata gerudi yang sesuai dan
merancang kaedah penggerudian sebagai fungsi mikrostruktur batuan dan kaedah
penghancuran batuan untuk penggerudian minyak.
Kata
kunci: Kandungan butiran; kebolehgerudian; kekerasan; pelekukan berketerusan;
saiz butiran
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*Corresponding author; email: cwctmyf@vip.sina.com
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