... and drilling costs. Also, S&V diminished, with a consequent reduction of the HSE risks. This paper highlights the engineering aspects of the pilot hole and hole-enlarging design and implementation, together with the results obtained. drilling operation Simulation drilling performance BHA loading...

... varying the Reynolds number. The flow simulations have revealed that the crescent body affected substantially the shedding mechanism with remarkable differences when compared to the classical cylindrical case. There was a clear decrease in the shedding frequency with the crescent body that is beneficial...

..., an analytical model has been developed, verified with advanced numerical simulations and calibrated with experimental results to optimize the operational parameters required for efficient diverter displacement; including adjusting the displacement rate during diverter injection and also determining and adding...

... Kniazeff and Naville (1965) utilized numerical simulation to study the performance of both gas condensate and volatile oil reservoirs, observing that, in some instances, laboratory fluid characterizations failed to adequately describe fluid behavior during reservoir depletion due to fluid...

... Knowing the changes in the open hole and having a better idea of the wellbore geometry also enabled the operators to anticipate any tight spots and act accordingly. After all the updates to the simulation, the operators on location would still monitor the weights every 1,000 ft in both cased...

.... This is to unleash restriction imposed by the finite conductivity of the wellbore and hence maximize flow capacity and sweep efficiency. A semi-analytical model was developed to validate results from pressure transient analysis and wellbore flow simulation. The model was validated with data in literature...

... Abstract Batch mixing of cement slurries is a common exercise in the drilling operations. To simulate cement pump-ability of the cement API procedure are followed for thickening time. However, API Procedure does not consider batch mixing time in thickening time tests which can cause...

... Abstract This paper will present a dedicated field case study that shows effective optimization of injection facilities obtained by hydraulic simulation. Water Injection Plants (WIPs) in the fields under study are operated as a secondary oil recovery method by means of peripheral injection...

... and application of scale inhibitor chemical along with progressively reducing number of surgical acid washes. The scaling behavior was compared against the operating conditions of wells and the findings complemented the understanding from thermodynamic simulations. Paper deliberates on the cost optimization while...

... to a larger fracture surface area within the reservoir rock volume. Thus, accurate estimation of the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) becomes critical for the reservoir performance simulation and production analysis. Micro-seismic events (MS) have been commonly used as a proxy to map out the SRV geometry...

... Abstract In this paper, we investigate the cause of the time-shift that occurs between the derivatives of the observed and simulated pressure transient data and present a methodology to perform full-field transient modeling without the need for single well fine grid sector models. Pressure...

... implemented to determine an alternate drilling strategy for the 8½-in. section to overcome such drilling challenges—at lower cost and with a higher performance impact. Using 4D simulation software, the drill bit was completed remodeled so it could be used on an RSS BHA and still minimize the vibration...

... to optimize the design of such tool in order to produce a physical model. collector flow rate fraction Upstream Oil & Gas computational fluid dynamic study area weighted average separation and treating Simulation diameter simulated time 6 interface testing condition society of petroleum...

... and deliberations while the objective function is the cumulative oil production. Several experiments were conducted using extensive three dimensional fine scale numerical simulations and the Box Behnken response surface methodology was used to derive the response surfaces. Single effects and interaction plots...

... In this paper, we perform 3-D hydraulic fracturing simulation that takes into account both the geomechanics changes and the fluid pressure changes. We use GEOS, which is a 3-D multiphysics hydraulic fracturing simulator code developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. We consider various...

... determined by the fracture permeability, which is critical in determining fluid flow from the fracture system to the wellbore. complex reservoir gas production shale gas adsorption Upstream Oil & Gas slip flow Artificial Intelligence cumulative production Simulation Exhibition matrix...

.... Full Factorial Design Abstract Petroleum reservoirs are geologically large and complex. In order to technically and economically optimize the exploitation of these hydrocarbon reserves, multimillion dollar investments, reliable numerical reservoir simulation models should be constructed...

... fracturing orientation samt criterion fracture initiation hydraulic fracture initiation boundary fracture initiation model hydraulic fracture notch fracture initiation pressure Simulation initiation tensile stress fracture reservoir characterization wellbore mesh initiation pressure...

... day-to-day technical operations such as well planning. In this paper, the authors developed models, workflows and methodologies for multiple development scenarios that span the range of uncertainties for all stages of reservoir description and simulation for two fields (Field A and Field B) in Saudi...

... Abstract Performance evaluation of miscible and near-miscible gas injection processes is available through conventional finite difference (FD) compositional simulation, which is widely used for solving large-scale multiphase displacement problems that always require large computation time...