[HTML][HTML] Early gas kick detection in vertical wells via transient multiphase flow modelling: A review

AK Sleiti, G Takalkar, MH El-Naas, AR Hasan… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gas influx from reservoir into the wellbore during drilling, tripping, or other operations, is a
hazard. In the early stages, the influx may be nearly undetectable, but the kick can rapidly …

Kick detection and remedial action in managed pressure drilling: a review

MM Huque, S Imtiaz, A Rahman, M Hossain - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Increasing the global demand for natural resources directs the oil industries to explore in
geologically challenging structures and offshore reserves. Oil industries are always …

Investigation of cutting transport in horizontal/deviated annulus using visualization and pressure drop techniques for two-phase slurry flow

A Barooah, MS Khan, MS Khaled, MA Rahman… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inadequate hole-cleaning in an annulus leads to several problems such as mechanical pipe
sticking, premature bit wear, formation fracturing, and/or slow drilling. However, the literature …

[HTML][HTML] Application of the electric resistance tomographic technique to investigate its efficacy in cuttings transport in horizontal drilling scenarios

MS Khan, A Barooah, MA Rahman, I Hassan… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study is focused on the experimental evaluation of the non-intrusive electric
resistance tomographic (ERT) technique in the presence of different types of water-based …

On improving algorithm efficiency of gas-kick simulations toward automated influx management: a Robertson differential-algebraic-equation problem approach

C Wei, Y Chen - SPE Drilling & Completion, 2021 - onepetro.org
Improved numerical efficiency in simulating wellbore gas-influx behaviors is essential for
realizing real-time model-prediction-based gas-influx management in wells equipped with …

A machine learning approach for gas kick identification

CE Obi, Y Falola, K Manikonda, AR Hasan… - SPE Drilling & …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Warning signs of a possible kick during drilling operations can either be primary (flow rate
increase and pit gain) or secondary (drilling break and pump pressure decrease). Drillers …

Development of pressure gradient correlation for slurry flow using dimensional analysis

A Barooah, MS Khan, MS Khaled, K Manikonda… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate and speedy determination of pressure drop during cuttings transport is an
important aspect of a drilling operation. However, the literature suggests that there is a lack …

A mechanistic gas kick model to simulate gas in a riser with water and synthetic-based drilling fluid

K Manikonda, AR Hasan, A Barooah… - Abu Dhabi …, 2020 - onepetro.org
This paper presents a simple mechanistic model to describe a gas kick in a drilling riser with
water-based mud (WBM) and synthetic-based mud (SBM). This model can estimate key kick …

[HTML][HTML] A dynamic managed pressure well-control method for rapid treatment of gas kick in deepwater managed pressure drilling

HW Yang, J Li, JW Jiang, H Zhang, BY Guo, G Zhang… - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During deepwater managed pressure drilling (MPD), the gas kick may occur in abnormally
high-pressure formations. If the traditional well control method is adopted, the treatment time …

Gas in riser: On modeling gas influxes in non-aqueous drilling fluids with time-dependent desorption considerations

N Nwaka, C Wei, A Ambrus, Y Chen - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of formation gas in a marine riser above the subsea blowout preventer
(SSBOP) can pose great risks to personnel, equipment, and the structural stability of the …