... Abstract Lost circulation on drilling wells within the fractured limestone reservoir results in a significant loss of time when treating the losses. Furthermore, lost circulation can be detrimental to well productivity due to the damage caused by the influx of lost circulation material (LCM...

...) T ( t , r ) = T e i − Q 4 π k e E i ( − c e ρ e r 2 k t ) . Note that in this paper, heat lost by the formation (i.e., NWZ) to the wellbore circulating fluid, is considered positive. Using log approximation of the Ei function, Eq. 2...

... distributed temperature sensor (DTS) data. The experiments are conducted in a 5163-ft deep wellbore filled with synthetic oil-based mud. The study involves monitoring the movement of solids-laden mud during circulation tests, with data collected from both downhole and surface pressure gauges as well...

... hurdles to accommodate for the creeping salt mass. Excessive loss of circulations at the exit boundary between the salt and the subsalt sediments was the dominant challenging operation. Spotting lost circulation material associated with reducing the mud weight was not enough to recover the damaged bore...

... at surface, which is a major Health Safety and Environment (HSE) issue, topped with the inability to maintain fluid circulation which causes formation leak off and inevitably induced reservoir damage. This paper discusses under-balanced coiled tubing intervention of live wells for descaling operations...

... Abstract Good inter-well connectivity and high fracture network conductivity are crucial to the success of any enhanced geothermal system. Distributed fiber optic data from a geothermal fluid circulation test provides a direct measure of hydraulic connectivity of the wells through hydraulic...

... Abstract Curing severe to total lost circulation in naturally fractured/vugular formations has always been challenging, especially across the Middle East. In these environments, conventional particulate lost circulation materials (LCMs) are seldom effective due to the uncertainty on the sizes...

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... Abstract To combat the problem of lost circulation during drilling, lost circulation materials (LCM) have most commonly been added to the drilling fluid to seal the fractures and recover the rate of penetration (ROP). In recent years, fibers have become an attractive addition to many lost...

... Abstract Mud Cap Drilling (MCD) is a technique from Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), which is used when all conventional attempts fail to solve the loss of circulation. MCD places a very high drilling fluid density, called Mud Cap (MC), in the annulus above the lost zone to prevent the mud from...

...Introduction Controlling circulation losses and gas migration during the drilling of exploratory wells, where there is not full understanding on pressures of the perforated formations, is one of the biggest challenges in the industry. The challenge becomes even more complex when directional...

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... in its supercritical form. Under static conditions, the CO2 remained in its supercritical form and showed no migration in SOBM, making its detection more challenging than for a methane influx. Driller's method was applied while simulating circulating the CO2 influx. For both mud types, the model showed...

... Abstract Cementing hydraulic modeling software is a powerful tool used to evaluate the hydrostatic impact during cementing placement. The input of accurate data can simulate the Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) impact of the cementing design in the wellbore. The same software can utilize...

... completed the pressure ramp, then entered and drilled through the NMWW. The hole was drilled and enlarged simultaneously to 12 in. to section target depth (TD) at 5118 m. Losses at a rate of 3.5 to 5m 3 /h were encountered (lost 26m 3 ) when circulating to increase mud weight from 2.16 to 2.20 sg to follow...