Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Master's theses (TN-IPT 2007-2017) [533]
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Effect of nanoparticles on properties of geopolymers designed for well cementing applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Recently the focus of the oil and gas industry is to find the alternative material for well barrier applications. Geopolymers are among the suggested materials, which could be used in the future to solve the well integrity ... -
Life Cycle of deepwater oil and gas operational challenges/solutions and simulation studies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-08-21)Deepwater is defined as water depths that are greater than 1 000 ft. The exploration and development activities in deepwater are the Oil and Gas industry’s biggest challenges, and they demand a huge investment. However, ... -
Experimental Methods for Investigation of Drilling Fluid Displacement in Irregular Annuli
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Experimental methods are still indispensable for fluid mechanics research, despite advancements in the modelling and computer simulation field. Experimental data are vital for validating simulations of complex flow systems. ... -
Offshore ledelse og endring: Hvordan støtte utvikling og implementering av ISSOW (integrated safe system of work)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-12)Som operatør av Ekofisk feltet har ConocoPhillips Norge kontinuerlig jobbet med å redusere sannsynligheten for hendelser med storulykkes potensial. Innen næringen har det vært fokus på å arbeide med å redusere storulykkesrisiko ... -
Application of Multilateral Wells as an alternative solution for costs optimization
(UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Field completion techniques have progressed over the last twenty years. Today, different methods of well drilling can reduce total costs spent on single well construction. Multilateral wells is the primary example of ... -
The effects of pH, time and temperature on the stability and viscosity of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) dispersions: implications for use in enhanced oil recovery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are currently being investigated as potential additives for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Presented in this paper is a study investigating the effects of different physical and chemical environments ... -
Role of Seepage Forces on Seismicity Triggering
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)Borehole fluid injection is commonly used for geological sequestration of carbon dioxide, underground storage of natural gas, waste injections, and during stimulations and development of geothermal and hydrocarbon reservoirs. ... -
MPD: Simulation and Control Systems
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011-06)Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) has solved many conventional drilling problems. It has given the access to the reservoirs where conventional drilling was facing difficulties. The tight pressure windows in depleted reservoirs, ... -
Adaptive Observer Design for Linear Hyperbolic System in Managed Pressure Drilling
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is a drilling technology that has been developed to manage and control the downhole pressure in the well in order to minimize drilling-related problems. This technology uses a pressurized ... -
Repeated post-Caledonian intra-cratonic rifting in the central North Sea: Evidence from the volcanic record in the Embla oil field
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)Intrusive and extrusive mafic igneous rocks in the Embla oil field, central North Sea, testify to repeated post-Caledonian magmatism on the northern flank of the Mid North Sea High. The igneous rocks are highly clay- and ... -
Simulation study of co-current spontaneous imbibition
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-08-27)Spontaneous imbibition is the main driving mechanism for obtaining high recovery from the naturally fractured reservoirs with low permeable matrix. The present thesis presents the results of a simulation study of ... -
Micro- and nano-analyses of fracture-filling after flooding on-shore chalk with different IOR fluids
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IER/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Water injection into the Ekofisk-reservoir was introduced in 1987 to enhance oil recovery (EOR) dissolution and precipitation by exposing chalk to various brines at reservoir conditions, which further increased deformation ... -
Automated MPD level in the oil and gas industry and development possibility
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)Automation is introduced to the industrial field long time ago, but still in its first steps in the oil and gas industry. There are many reasons led to this slow of automation in this industry. These reasons related to the ... -
MWCNT and SiO2 Nanoparticle Enhanced Drilling Fluid Formulation and Characterization: Experimental and Simulation studies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2018-02-12)In recent years the application of nanotechnology has shown impressive results in improving the performance of drilling fluid, enhanced oil recovery and in cement. However, the research and development based on nanotechnology ... -
The Effect Of MoS2 -And Graphene Nanoparticles On The Properties & Performance Of Polymer /Salt Treated Bentonite
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Among others, properly designed drilling fluid is a key for a success of drilling operation. The rheology, and lubricity of drilling fluids control the hydraulics, hole cleaning and the mechanical friction between string ... -
The Effect Of Titanium Nitride(TiN) Nanoparticle On The Properties & Performance Bentonite Drilling Fluid
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In recent years, the application of nano technology is attracting the oil and gas industry. Nanomaterials research results show an improving result of cement, drilling fluid and Enhanced Oil Recovery. In this paper, the ... -
Reduction of the effective shear viscosity in polymer solutions due to crossflow migration in microchannels: Effective viscosity models based on DPD simulations
(Journal article, 2017-03)Molecular dynamics simulations (dissipative particle dynamics–DPD) were developed and used to quantify wall-normal migration of polymer chains in microchannel Poseuille flow. Crossflow migration due to viscous interaction ... -
The Cook Formation Reservoir Architecture, Stratigraphy and Paleogeography in the Tampen Spur Area
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-12-19)This thesis describes the development of the prograding and aggrading, Lower Jurassic Cook Formation across Knarr Field and Garantiana discovery located in the Tampen Spur area in the Northern North Sea. 11 facies, 5 ... -
Incorporating electrostatic effects into the effective stress relation — Insights from chalk experiments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Which forces are responsible for holding highly porous chalks together? We use the effective stress to quantify the electrostatic effects around particle contacts originating from the adsorption of ions onto charged mineral ... -
An exponential time-differencing method for monotonic relaxation systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)We present first and second-order accurate exponential time differencing methods for a special class of stiff ODEs, denoted as monotonic relaxation ODEs. Some desirable accuracy and robustness properties of our methods are ...