A study of the fixed choke and constant outflow method for riser gas handling

C Wei, Y Chen - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Riser gas events appear during offshore drilling operations when there is a presence of gas
in a marine riser above the subsea BOP, which has been recognized as a hazardous …

Detection methodologies on oil and gas kick: a systematic review

FN Zachopoulos, NC Kokkinos - International Journal of …, 2023 - inderscienceonline.com
A gas kick might lead to disastrous consequences if it is not early detected and adequately
mitigated. The current study provides valuable information about the latest methodologies …

A novel data assimilation-based real-time state estimation method for gas influx profiling during riser gas events

C Wei, JL Tabjula, J Sharma… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Riser gas events during offshore drilling operations are hazardous and challenging to
control. Therefore, knowledge of the gas influx sizes and distributions in a marine drilling …

An Evaluation of Pressure Control Methods During Riser Gas Handling with MPD Equipment Based on Transient Multiphase Flow Modeling and Distributed Fiber …

C Wei, Y Chen, O Santos, M Kunju… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2022 - onepetro.org
During the past decade, the increased use of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) equipment
has significantly improved the safety and efficiency of gas influx management. However, it is …

Dynamics of Gas Kick Migration in the Annulus While Drilling/Circulating

CE Obi, K Manikonda, L Abril… - International …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Multiphase flow pattern during gas kick is made more complex while drilling or circulating
out the kick (dynamic conditions). The additional pressure losses due to friction when …

Experimental investigation of geopolymers for application in high-temperature and geothermal well cementing

VS Denduluri, G Ulerio II, M Genedy… - SPE/IADC Drilling …, 2023 - onepetro.org
With recurrent calls for a reduction in carbon emissions, geothermal energy has received
increasing attention in recent years as a prominent source of clean energy. With current …

A Data-Driven Bit Projection System with Motor Yield Prediction and Advisory for Directional Drilling and Well Trajectory Control

Y Zhang, D Cao, J Chu, P Ashok, D Chen… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the evolving of the oil and gas industry, where innovation and technological advancement
are paramount, directional drilling stands as a pioneering technique that has revolutionized …

Newtonian and non-Newtonian two-phase flow in complex pipelines

FA Ben Rajeb - 2024 - research.library.mun.ca
Two-phase gas/non-Newtonian fluid flow through pipes commonly occurs in many industrial
applications, such as in the chemical industry and oil and gas refineries. Many fluids used in …

A New Fundamental Understanding of Gas in the Drilling Riser

C Leach, G Zhou, V Denduluri, G Wong… - Offshore Technology …, 2021 - onepetro.org
The work described here originated from the tragic and ultimately environmentally
catastrophic event at the Macondo well in April 2010. The first part of the paper addresses …

MULTIPHASE DRILLING KICK ANNULAR FLOW BEHAVIOUR IN VERTICAL AND INCLINED WELL PROFILES

MF Jamaludeen, MAM Yusof - Platform: A Journal of …, 2021 - myjms.mohe.gov.my
One of the exponentially important drilling parameter has many misconceptions, and prompt
confusion is the drilling kick. The current conventional approach assume a single-phase …