Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids

NV Boyou, I Ismail, WRW Sulaiman, AS Haddad… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inadequate hole cleaning often leads to challenges in drilling and well completion
operations such as low rates of penetration, pipe sticking, losing tools, difficulties in …

Overview solids transport study and application in oil-gas industry-theoretical work

J Li, B Luft - International petroleum technology conference, 2014 - onepetro.org
The transport of solids is often encountered in well drilling, completion, well intervention and
production processes. The process is affected by many variables and the complexity of the …

Critical review of mechanistic and empirical (semimechanistic) models for particle removal from sandbed deposits in horizontal annuli with water

M Bizhani, E Kuru - SPE Journal, 2018 - onepetro.org
An experimental study was conducted to investigate turbulent flow of water over a cuttings
bed by use of a large-scale horizontal-flow loop. A nonintrusive laser-based-imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Improving hole cleaning using low density polyethylene beads at different mud circulation rates in different hole angles

WJ Yeu, A Katende, F Sagala, I Ismail - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In oil and gas exploration and development, drilling a hole is one of the first and most
expensive operations. The continuous demand from industry to reduce costs and …

Removing cuttings from inclined and horizontal wells: Numerical analysis of the required drilling fluid rheology and flow rate

G Wang, M Dong, Z Wang, T Ren, S Xu - Journal of Natural Gas Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inclined and horizontal wells are prone to the accumulation of drilling cuttings.
Determination of the optimal drilling parameters that facilitate cuttings removal is a key …

A transient solids transport model for solids removal evaluation in coiled-tubing drilling

TA Tong, E Ozbayoglu, Y Liu - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Poor hole cleaning is a major concern in coiled-tubing drilling (CTD), and it is often
associated with long nonproductive time that contributes significantly to the operational cost …

Numerical investigation on horizontal wellbore hole cleaning with a four-lobed drill pipe using CFD-DEM method

T Yan, J Qu, X Sun, Y Chen, Q Hu, W Li, H Zhang - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The high efficiency of hole cleaning is essential and critical for drilling horizontal wells. In
this study, the effects of four-lobed drill pipe on drill cuttings transport behaviors are …

Digital twins for real-time scenario analysis during well construction operations

GS Saini, AH Fallah, P Ashok, E van Oort - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Well construction is a complex multi-step process that requires decision-making at every
step. These decisions, currently made by humans, are inadvertently influenced by past …

[HTML][HTML] Settling behavior of fine cuttings in fiber-containing polyanionic fluids for drilling and hole cleaning application

H Mahmoud, M Alhajabdalla, MS Nasser… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
For efficient drilling operations, cuttings transport within the oil and gas wellbore is
fundamental. Inadequate hole cleaning results in many problems including reduced rate of …

Overview of solids transport studies and applications in oil and gas industry–experimental work

J Li, B Luft - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference?, 2014 - onepetro.org
The transport of solids is encountered in well bore drilling, completion, intervention and
production operations. It is affected by many variables and the complexity of the process …