New Mechanical Solutions for Isolating Severe Losses in High Temperature Wells

GD Zhan, Y Yao, H Guo, A Aljohar - … Petroleum Technology Conference, 2024 - onepetro.org
… real drilling process, due to the complexity of severe loss or … the existing expandable
tubular material and tools have also … pressure to plug the leakage zone, technical principle of …

Smart lost circulation materials for productive zones

A Mansour, C Ezeakacha, AD Taleghani, G Li… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2017 - onepetro.org
… may cause heavy financial costs in the form of lost rig time … material during the preventive
approach and as a lost … strengthening materials seal the fracture mouth, thus isolating it from …

Fusible-Particle System Helps to Control Severe Lost Circulation While DrillingAcross a Fractured Zone in Elk Hills Field, CA

F Hutton, T Payne, K Jeffreys, J Osorio… - SPE Western Regional …, 2009 - onepetro.org
bad zonal isolation due to poor cement placement. Several methods are used to treat lost
This paper will discuss a novel fusible-particle lost circulation material (FPLCM) technology …

[PDF][PDF] Geothermal drilling: A review of drilling challenges with mud design and lost circulation problem

F Saleh, C Teodoriu, S Salehi… - Proceedings of 45th …, 2020 - pangea.stanford.edu
… In this paper, different methods of curing lost circulation are discussed. The types of … if
the material isolates the tip effectively and no drilling fluid bypass to the propagation zone. …

Expandable profile liner technology for mitigating lost circulation and wellbore instability in geothermal drilling

L Zhao, C Yuan, K Shan, M Gao, X Long, M Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
severe lost circulation conditions, showcasing its ability to effectively seal large fractures and
high-permeability zones … as a groundbreaking approach to lost circulation management and …

[PDF][PDF] Stabilizing the wellbore to prevent lost circulation

J Cook, F Growcock, Q Guo, M Hodder… - Oilfield Review, 2011 - researchgate.net
… that enter a fracture and arrest its propagation by isolating it … staged approach to mitigating
fluid losses, depending on the … to the creation of new lost circulation zones. ERD wells of more …

Development of non-damaging solid free polymer pill for controlling fluid loss in mumbai offshore

PK Mahato, P Raj, VK Bahuguna - SPE Oil and Gas India Conference …, 2017 - onepetro.org
… which contain some solid materials and poses multiple problems … control method for safely
isolating the producing zone during … Severe loss problems were being experienced in L-II, L-III …

Oxidation failure behavior and repair of the damaged SiC-ZrB2/SiC coating of C/C composites

W Wang, J Hu, Y Tang, Q Fu - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
… 2 gas, causing severe weight loss. After repair, the damaged … surface area of the two samples
during the ablation process. … area and bonding well with the original coating, isolating the …

Polymeric formulations used for loss circulation materials and wellbore strengthening applications in oil and gas wells: A review

A Hamza, M Shamlooh, IA Hussein, M Nasser… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
… Drilling fluid circulation loss is referred to as “the most severe … The proactive approach is
based on isolating the fracture tip … able to completely isolating high permeability zones. Adding …

Research progress and prospect of plugging technologies for fractured formation with severe lost circulation

SUN Jinsheng, BAI Yingrui, R Cheng… - Petroleum Exploration …, 2021 - Elsevier
… and rapid handling method for severe lost circulation occurring in … must deposit inside the
fracture and simultaneously isolate … while drilling in lost circulation zones with high permeability …