Drilling wells in challenging oil/gas environments implies in large capital expenditure on
wellbore's construction. In order to optimize the drilling related operation, real-time decisions …

Rate of Penetration (ROP) can be considered as a crucial factor in optimization and cost
minimization of drilling operations. In order to predict ROP with satisfactory precision, some …

Predicting the drilling rate of penetration (ROP) is one approach to optimizing drilling
performance. However, as ROP behavior is unique to specific geological conditions its …

Rate of penetration (ROP) enhancement serves as a key factor in reducing drilling time and
hence drilling costs. ROP enhancement requires identification of the parameters affecting …

Oil and gas reservoirs are of the main assets of countries possessing them. Production from
these reservoirs is one of the main concerns of engineers, which can be achieved by drilling …

Drilling rate of penetration (ROP) prediction is an enormously important step to optimize
drilling controllable parameters. Therefore, numerous efforts have been done in order to …

The sustainable development of an organisation requires a holistic approach to the
evaluation of an enterprise's goals and activities. The essential means enabling an …

Several optimization approaches have been developed to enhance the efficiency of drilling
performance. The characteristics of the problem require a procedure capable of a precise …

Rate of penetration management is a matter of importance in drilling operations and it has
been used in some research studies. Although conventional approaches for rate of …

Abstract The Rate of Penetration (ROP) is a vital parameter in drilling operations. Due to the
complex relationship between the parameters affecting ROP, accurate prediction of ROP is …