Experimental investigation of volume fraction in an annulus using electrical resistance tomography
| Author | Ur Rehman, Syed Raza |
| Author | Zahid, Alap Ali |
| Author | Hasan, Anwarul |
| Author | Hassan, Ibrahim |
| Author | Rahman, M. A. |
| Author | Rushd, Sayeed |
| Available date | 2020-08-18T08:34:45Z |
| Publication Date | 2019 |
| Publication Name | SPE Journal |
| Resource | Scopus |
| ISSN | 1086055X |
| Abstract | Horizontal drilling technology has shown to improve the production and cost-effectiveness of the well by generating multiple extraction points from a single vertical well. The efficiency of hole cleaning is reduced because of the solid-cuttings accumulation in the annulus in cases of extended-reach drilling. It is difficult to study the complex flow behavior in a drilling annulus using the existing visualization techniques. In this study, experiments were carried out in the multiphase flow-loop system consisting of a simulated drilling annulus using electrical resistance tomography (ERT) and a high-speed camera. Real-time tomographic images (quantitative visualization) of multiphase flow from ERT were compared to the actual photographs of the flow conditions in a drilling annulus. The quantitative analy- sis demonstrates that ERT has a wide potential application in studying the hole-cleaning issues in the drilling industry. - 2019 Society of Petroleum Engineers. |
| Sponsor | The authors are grateful to the Qatar Foundation, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and Qatar University. The authors would also like to acknowledge the startup fund provided by Texas A&M University at Qatar. This publication was made possible by the grant NPRP10-0101-170091 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of the Qatar Foundation). Statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. The authors declare no competing financial interests. |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Society of Petroleum Engineers |
| Subject | Electrical Capacitance Tomography Computer Assisted Impedance Tomography Reconstruction Algorithm |
| Type | Conference |
| Pagination | 1947-1956 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
Files in this item
| Files | Size | Format | View |
|---|---|---|---|
|
There are no files associated with this item. |
|||
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
-
Biomedical Research Center Research [740 items ]
-
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering [1396 items ]