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CFD analysis of turbulent flow of power-law fluid in a partially blocked eccentric annulus
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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 ...
Molecular Design of Novel Chemicals for Iron Sulfide Scale Removal
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Hindawi Limited
, 2021 , Article)
Scale deposition is a pertinent challenge in the oil and gas industry. Scales formed from iron sulfide are one of the troublous scales, particularly pyrite. Moreover, the use of biodegradable environmentally friendly ...
A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
Cuttings removal out of the wellbore represents a real barrier for successful drilling operations. The performance of hole cleaning is determined by several factors. The current article provides a theoretical study of the ...
CFD modeling of particle settling in drilling fluids: Impact of fluid rheology and particle characteristics
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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 ...
Influence of choline chloride based natural deep eutectic solvent on the separation and rheological behavior of stable bentonite suspension
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Colloids in wastewater are considered a serious problem due to their stability and separation difficulty. Coagulation/ flocculation processes are the most common for the separation of colloids because of their high-performance ...
Application of response surface methodology and box-behnken design for the optimization of the stability of fibrous dispersion used in drilling and completion operations
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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 ...
Influence of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the degree of flocculation and rheological behavior of industrial MBR sludge
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
The influence of polyelectrolyte's type and structure on the rheological characteristics of industrial highly stable membrane bioreactor (MBR) sludge have been investigated and were related to its degree of flocculation ...
Development of pH-Controlled Aluminum-Based Polymeric Gel for Conformance Control in Sour Gas Reservoirs
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American Chemical Society
, 2020 , Article)
Excessive water production from natural gas reservoirs is a main challenge facing the industry nowadays. Polymeric gelants have been widely applied to seal the water production zones, leading to a more feasible production ...
Predicting carbonate formation permeability using machine learning
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
It is imperative to characterize the formation permeability to simulate the flow behavior at subsurface conditions. An accurate characterization at the core scale is possible when large samples are available, but often ...
Carbon dioxide EGR and sequestration in mature and immature shale: Adsorption study
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
Recently, CO2 sequestration in different shale formations has become an attractive option owing to the abundance of shale basins. However, these formations have different maturity levels and contain a variety of minerals ...