The invention provides an oil-based wellbore fluid in the form of an emulsion which comprises a continuous phase comprising an oil and, dispersed therein, a first dispersed liquid phase and a second separate dispersed liquid phase, the first dispersed liquid phase being a brine phase, and the second dispersed liquid phase comprising a polar organic liquid, said polar organic liquid being insoluble or sparingly soluble in the brine comprising said first dispersed liquid phase, but being soluble in pure water. There is also provided a method of carrying out a wellbore operation, which includes the steps of (a) introducing into a wellbore a wellbore fluid of the invention; (b) allowing a filter-cake to form; and subsequently (c) allowing a further fluid to come into contact with the filter-cake, said further fluid having a level of salinity which is lower than the level of salinity of said first dispersed liquid phase, and being such that said polar organic liquid is soluble therein. The fluid of the invention may be used in a variety of drilling operations where a low-permeability filter-cake is required initially, but where higher permeability is required at a later stage.
本发明提供了一种乳状液形式的油基井筒流体,它包括由油组成的连续相,以及分散在其中的第一分散液相和第二单独分散液相,第一分散液相为盐
水相,第二分散液相包括极性有机液体,所述极性有机液体不溶于或极少溶于包括所述第一分散液相的盐
水,但可溶于纯
水。还提供了一种进行井筒作业的方法,其中包括以下步骤:(a) 将本发明的井筒流体引入井筒;(b) 使其形成滤饼;随后 (c) 使另一种流体与滤饼接触,所述另一种流体的盐度低于所述第一分散液相的盐度,且所述极性有机液体可溶于其中。本发明的流体可用于各种钻井作业,在这些作业中,最初需要低渗透性滤饼,但后期需要较高的渗透性。