The modeling of two-way coupled transient multiphase flow and heat transfer during gas influx management using fiber optic distributed temperature sensing …

C Wei, JL Tabjula, J Sharma, Y Chen - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective management of gas influxes during drilling for either oil-gas or geothermal wells is
crucial for ensuring operational safety and minimizing non-productive times, especially for …

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 …

Well-scale experimental and numerical modeling studies of gas bullheading using fiber-optic DAS and DTS

JL Tabjula, C Wei, J Sharma, OL Santos, Y Chen… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bullheading is an effective well control technique to pump produced fluids back into the
formation during drilling and completion operations to regain well control. However, existing …

Full-scale experimental and modeling studies of gas migration and suspension behaviors during wellbore influx management using MPD

C Wei, T S. Adeyemi, J Sharma, S Mahmud… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Gas influx management is critical in oil and gas drilling operations, which aims to prevent the
uncontrolled outflow of formation gas and the potential consequences caused by blowouts …

Improved gas influx distribution estimation using interfacial area transport equation (IATE) enabled two-fluid model: An advanced modeling and full-scale experimental …

C Wei, T Adeyemi, J Sharma, Y Chen - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gas influx management is a critical aspect of petroleum drilling operations, which aims to
prevent the uncontrolled outflow of formation gas and the potential consequences caused by …

Comparison of Gas Signature and Void Fraction in Water-and Oil-Based Muds Using Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensor, Distributed Temperature Sensor, and …

T Adeyemi, C Wei, J Sharma, Y Chen - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
Accurate estimation and prediction of gas rise velocity, length of the gas influx region, and
void fraction are important for optimal gas kick removal, riser gas management, and well …