The invention discloses a
simulation experiment method for determining a thickness of a rock
debris bed based on measurement of a fluid speed. The method comprises the following steps that 1, a simulated
wellbore, a simulated
drill string and a flow meter are arranged; 2, a
drilling fluid is injected into the simulated
wellbore, the simulated
drill string is controlled to rotate, a reinjection mechanism injects rock debris into the simulated
wellbore, and then a discharging rate of a
drilling fluid injection mechanism and a flow rate of the
drilling fluid are obtained separately; 3, a cross-sectional area of annulus corresponding to the flow meter in the wellbore are simulated according to the discharging rate and the flow rate; 4, a ratio of the rock
debris bed in an area corresponding tothe flow meter in the simulated wellbore to the simulated wellbore according to an inner
diameter of the simulated wellbore, an outer
diameter of the simulated
drill string and the cross-sectional area obtained in the third step; and 5, the thickness of the rock
debris bed in the area corresponding to the flow meter in the simulated wellbore is calculated according to the internal
diameter of thesimulated wellbore and the ratio of the rock debris
bed to the simulated wellbore obtained in the step 4. The method can determine the thickness of the rock debris
bed in a water-based / oil-based drilling fluid state at a low cost, and can effectively provide guidance for horizontal well rock debris
bed research.