• 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 ...
    • Numerical simulation of Spontaneous Imbibition of Smart Water into Preferentially oil-wet Carbonate using ECLIPSE 100 

      Worku, Tewodros Sebsibe (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)
      Spontaneous imbibition (SI) is the main recovery mechanism in low matrix perme- ability, naturally fractured reservoirs. However, for imbibition to occur, the reservoir rock should be preferentially water-wet. Several ...
    • Numerical simulation of surfactant flooding in mixed wet reservoirs 

      Aslam, Usman (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)
      Surfactants have been considered for enhanced oil recovery either by reduction of oil–water interfacial tension (IFT) or through wettability alteration. This study reveals the effect that reduced interfacial tension has ...
    • Offshore Exploratory Drilling Campaigns During Low Oil Price Period: Maximizing Value Creation from Flexibility 

      Cardenas, Camilo (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      During severe oil price downturns, many operating companies reduce or eliminate large investments with long time horizons such as exploratory drilling campaigns. This reduction in investments forces rig and drilling services ...
    • Offshore ledelse og endring: Hvordan støtte utvikling og implementering av ISSOW (integrated safe system of work) 

      Skipenes, Anne Kristin (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 ...
    • On the activation energy for the formation of a critical size water cluster in structure I and structure II gas hydrates 

      Høvring, Eirik (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      In the present thesis, experiments have been performed in order to study the activation energy for the formation of a stable, critical size water cluster in structure I and structure II gas hydrates. This activation energy ...
    • Optimization of a Saldanadi gas field of Bangladesh 

      Salekin, Shah Md. Sirajus (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      In this study, three software (MBAL, PROSPER & GAP) are used to calculate different important parameters for "Saldanadi gas field optimization study". A systematic reservoir engineering investigation which is extremely ...
    • Optimization of gas lift system in Varg field 

      Ibrahim, Abu Taher Md. (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2007, Master thesis, 2007)
      The objective of this thesis work is to obtain the optimum gas injection rate which yields the maximum oil production. Obtaining the optimum gas injection rate is important because excessive gas injection rate reduces oil ...
    • Optimization of jars 

      Altamirov, Dishni (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-07-01)
      Stuck pipe is a major problem for the oil industry, and getting bigger as more complex horizontal and deviated wells are drilled. What causes this problem and the ways to avoid it are presented. The main tool to unstuck ...
    • Optimization of the lift gas compression system at the Eldfisk Complex 

      Ruysschaert, Rodrigo Aguilar (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      The intention of this study was to maximize the oil production of the Eldfisk field. Two major constraints were encountered limiting the amount of gas that can be injected into the wells. Optimizing production taking these ...
    • P&A - status on regulations and technology, and identification of potential improvements 

      Eshraghi, Daniel (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-12)
      There will be a wave of wells needing to be abandoned in the North Sea over the next decades. The abandonment operation is known as Plug and Abandonment, or just P&A. As P&A has no value creation, it is very important that ...