Browsing Gas Processing Center by Author "Ahmed, R."
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Application of response surface methodology and box-behnken design for the optimization of the stability of fibrous dispersion used in drilling and completion operations
Alhajabdalla M.; Mahmoud H.; Nasser M.S.; Hussein I.A.; Ahmed R.; Karami H.... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Fibers are extensively used as a fluid additive in the oil and gas industry to improve hole-cleaning performance, control fluid filtration loss, and enhance hydraulic fracturing effectiveness. Generally, a small amount of ... -
CFD analysis of turbulent flow of power-law fluid in a partially blocked eccentric annulus
Singh R.; Ahmed R.; Karami H.; Nasser M.; Hussein I. ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)This study focuses on analyzing the turbulent flow of drilling fluid in inclined wells using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique. The analysis is performed considering an annulus with a fixed eccentricity of ... -
CFD modeling of particle settling in drilling fluids: Impact of fluid rheology and particle characteristics
Awad A.M.; Hussein I.A.; Nasser M.S.; Karami H.; Ahmed R. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The settling of drilling cuttings is important for the drilling and clean-out operations. The current article provides a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling study of particle settling behavior during the drilling ... -
Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review
Mahmoud H.; Hamza A.; Nasser M.S.; Hussein I.A.; Ahmed R.; Karami H.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Horizontal wells provide high drainage area within the reservoirs. Advancements in horizontal drilling technologies are utilized to develop unconventional resources such as shale gas and coal bed methane. However, wellbore ... -
Settling behavior of fine cuttings in fiber-containing polyanionic fluids for drilling and hole cleaning application
Mahmoud H.; Alhajabdalla M.; Nasser M.S.; Hussein I.A.; Ahmed R.; Karami H.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)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 penetration, increased torque, bit wearing, ...