During the gas extraction drilling process, especially
the soft
coal seam drilling process, due to the constraints of geological conditions,
technical conditions, and other factors, it is easy to encounter stuck
holes, blowout, lost circulation, and hole collapse, which affect
the realization of efficient gas management. In the petroleum industry,
microfoam drilling fluid has unique advantages as a drilling and flushing
medium. Through the response surface method, this study conducts a
preliminary experimental study on the types of foaming agents, foam
stabilizers, modified bentonite materials, and filtrate reducers and
determines the optimal formula as 3.98% modified bentonite + 0.586%
compound foaming agent + 0.776% foam stabilizer + 1% sulfonated phenolic
resin + 2% carboxymethyl starch sodium. The performance of the microfoam
drilling fluid system is tested. Subsequently, a simulated soft coal
seam drilling test is carried out to verify the effectiveness of the
developed directional microfoam drilling fluid for protecting coal
rock holes. This microfoam drilling fluid system technology can improve
the drilling quality of the sealing section of coal seam gas extraction
drilling and effectively improve the gas extraction rate of coal mines.