Machine learning in subsurface geothermal energy: Two decades in review

ER Okoroafor, CM Smith, KI Ochie, CJ Nwosu… - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the trends in applying machine learning to subsurface geothermal
resource development. The review is focused on the machine learning applications over the …

Real-time measurement of drilling fluid rheological properties: A review

N Liu, D Zhang, H Gao, Y Hu, L Duan - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accurate and frequent measurement of the drilling fluid's rheological properties is
essential for proper hydraulic management. It is also important for intelligent drilling …

Determining method of tensile strength of rock based on friction characteristics in the drilling process

H Wang, M He - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Measuring-while-drilling has been considered as an effective method to determine the
mechanical properties of rock. In this paper, drilling models are improved for predicting the …

Half a century experience in rate of penetration management: Application of machine learning methods and optimization algorithms-A review

M Najjarpour, H Jalalifar… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rate of penetration (ROP) management is a matter of importance in drilling operations and it
has been considered in different studies. Different machine learning methods such as …

Modelling rate of penetration in drilling operations using RBF, MLP, LSSVM, and DT models

M Riazi, H Mehrjoo, R Nakhaei, H Jalalifar… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
One of the most important problems that the drilling industry faces is drilling cost. Many
factors affect the cost of drilling. Increasing drilling time has a significant role in increasing …

Coupling rate of penetration and mechanical specific energy to Improve the efficiency of drilling gas wells

A Hassan, S Elkatatny, A Al-Majed - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drilling operations for oil or gas wells are very expensive. Optimizing the drilling efficiency
and increasing the rate of penetration (ROP) will reduce the overall cost of the drilling …

Supervised data-driven approach to early kick detection during drilling operation

S Muojeke, R Venkatesan, F Khan - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The margin between pore pressure and fracture gradient in new offshore discoveries
continues to get narrower. This poses greater risks and higher cost of ensuring safety of …

Predicting rate of penetration in ultra-deep wells based on deep learning method

C Peng, J Pang, J Fu, Q Cao, J Zhang, Q Li… - Arabian Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
The accurate prediction of the rate of penetration (ROP) is crucial for optimizing drilling
parameters and enhancing drilling efficiency in ultra-deep wells. However, this task is …

Review of machine learning methods applied to enhanced geothermal systems

L Wang, Z Yu, Y Zhang, P Yao - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study was to summarize the progress in the application of machine
learning (ML) to enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs), including the entire process of EGS …

Probing fractured reservoir of enhanced geothermal systems with fuzzy-genetic inversion model: Impacts of geothermal reservoir environment

C Zhou, G Liu, S Liao - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Our previous study (Zhou et al., 2023) proposed a fuzzy inference model to inverse the
predominant flow area in fractured reservoirs. Yet, geothermal reservoir parameters in the …