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    • Modelling of gas production from tight shale formations: An innovative approach 

      Berawala, Dhruvit Satishchandra (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)
      Shale gas is one of the most rapidly growing forms of natural gas. Unconventional natural gas deposits are difficult to characterize overall, but in general are often lower in resource concentration and more dispersed over ...

    • Modelling of Slurry Transport in Horizontal Openhole Gravel Packing 

      Olsen, Morten Lund (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)
      The objective of this work is to study slurry transport in horizontal openhole gravel packing and to investigate the process of sedimentation, both inside work string and for alpha wave. An attempt to quantify the amount ...

    • Modelling of water-oil flow in reservoirs including effects from gravity, capillary pressure and water rock chemistry 

      Rosland, Finn Arthur (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-01)
      In this work we use mass balance equations to arrive at a classical description of the Buckley-Leverett equation for two phase flow in a one dimensional porous medium. Through the use of explicit numerical techniques we ...

    • Models for water flooding, imbibition and coupled fracture-matrix flow in a fractured reservoir 

      Helvig, Ole Skretting (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-17)
      The study of reservoir performance during waterflooding is important to reservoir engineers. Numerous analytical, semi-analytical and numerical flow models with different assumptions have been submitted over the years, ...

    • Monitoring of real time drilling operational processes, and early downhole problems detection 

      Basardeh, Farzad (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2012;, Master thesis, 2012-06)
      In this thesis work, the real-time drilling monitoring software, DrillSceneTM has been used to monitor two case studies of wellbores drilled in North-Sea, Norway. Basically the thesis consists of three main parts: • DrillScene ...

    • MPD and use of the AUSMV model to simulate and analyze propagation of pressure pulses. 

      Agharbi, Mohamed (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2014-01-02)
      Offshore drilling is one of our era’s most challenging operations in the petroleum industry. Conventional drilling methods face difficulty in certain prospects, such as drilling in deep water reservoirs and depleted offshore ...

    • MPD operations - challenges and solutions 

      Potokin, Nikita (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015)
      This Master Thesis is dedicated to investigation of air bubbles behavior rising in counter current liquid flow as a part of research on Managed Pressure Drilling techniques. Implementing of MPD provides better pressure ...

    • MPD: Simulation and Control Systems 

      Iqbal, Usman Zafar (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, ...

    • Multiphase-flow correlations' ability to model vertical lift performance 

      Fossmark, Marthe Gilje (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      The Statfjord Field has entered a drainage strategy where the reservoir will be depleted such that gas liberates from the remaining oil in the reservoirs. Adequate modelling of vertical lift performance is needed to predict ...

    • MWCNT and SiO2 Nanoparticle Enhanced Drilling Fluid Formulation and Characterization: Experimental and Simulation studies 

      Akram, Afiya (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 ...

    • Nano silica treated water based drilling fluid formulation and analysis in various polymers and salts systems 

      Stenstrøm, Henrik (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-12-21)
      This thesis presents the formulation of nano silica particle based water drilling fluid, its characterization and performance simulation study. A total of ten test matrix fluid systems were designed to investigate the ...

    • Nano-based Elastomer Swelling Agent 

      Kam, Iris Sok Yee (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)
      With multistage hydraulic fracturing and extended reach wells becoming increasingly common, the need for effective annular zonal isolation has become paramount. In such wells, swell packers are being preferred over traditional ...

    • NCS Drilling Data Based ROP Modelling and its Application 

      Alsenwar, Malik (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      Predicting the ROP (rate of penetration) before drilling is essential to improve the overall drilling efficiency and thereby reduce the non-productive time and costs. For this, good ROP model is required. Several ROP models ...

    • New generation expandable sand screens 

      Syltøy, Christer (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-12)
      This thesis aims to give a general insight into sand control and various sorts of sand control measures and applications of sand control tools. Special focus will be given to expandable sand screens – a technology which ...

    • New methodology for foam cement mixing to better reflect onsite mixing method 

      Kjøstvedt, Torgeir (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      Foamed cement has become a well established cementing method for many applications in oilwell cementing all over the world. A key factor to a successful foam cement job is an optimized cement slurry design. To achieve ...

    • New technology trends for effective plug and abandonment 

      Andrade Toro, Juan Alberto (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-08)
      Plug and Abandonment (P&A) has become a major focus in the petroleum industry and especially in Norway due to the maturity of the fields. Therefore, an extensive number of wells to be abandoned just show how big the challenge ...

    • Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Reelwell’s Heavy over Light Solution in Vertical Well Sections 

      Haaland, Anne May (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)
      Reelwell has developed the Reelwell Drilling Method (RDM), including the Heavy Over Light (HOL) solution. The HOL solution allows drilling with simultaneously use of two different drilling fluids, i.e. a near static ...

    • Numerical simulation of chemical flow-zone isolation 

      Helleren, Johan (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      Silicate gel has been mostly used for near well treatment. A field test in the Snorre reservoir on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) has been planned, where the object of the test is to technically qualify silicate gel ...

    • Numerical simulation of co-current and counter-current imbibition 

      Utsetø, Marco (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      Spontaneous imbibition (SI) is a very important mechanism for oil recovery in naturally fractured reservoirs. Several studies have indicated that counter-current oil production is much slower and give lower ultimate oil ...

    • Numerical simulation of productivity effects by hydraulic fracturing in a low permeability fluvial reservoir in the north sea 

      Ferkingstad, Jan Morten (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      A simulation study was performed on a recently discovered oil field. The operator is Talisman Energy, and the reservoir is complex in terms of disconnected fluvial channels, surrounded by a large majority of shale. The ...