Master's theses (TN-IPT 2007-2017): Nye registreringer
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Comparative Review Study for Selection of LNG Production Technology. Simulation of Relevant Technologies in UniSim® Design Software.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Selection of the base load technology is a very important step on the way of future LNG project development. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to technology selection principle. In this paper, we considered ... -
NCS Drilling Data Based ROP Modelling and its Application
(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 ... -
Emulsions For Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)______Oil recovery projects have become a valuable source in oil industry in the recent years due to market challenges and economic stability. This is a typical practice that have been applied in oil and gas reservoirs to ... -
Transport behavior of nanoparticles (NP) in Berea sandstone rock and the determining the EOR potential
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Utilization of silica nanofluid is a promising technology for the petroleum industry. Specific interest is focused on potential application of nanoparticles (NP) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). NP interactions in the ... -
Offshore Exploratory Drilling Campaigns During Low Oil Price Period: Maximizing Value Creation from Flexibility
(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 ... -
Well P&A Tubing Compaction Method Evaluation and Modelling
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-13)The number of aged fields in the North Sea is increasing, and in few years, and there will be a significant increase in number of wells that need to be permanently plugged and due to low oil prices and other reasons, there ... -
A Literature Review and Transport Modelling of Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Nanotechnology has been envisioned to transform every sector of industries, particularly in the petroleum industry. Numerous researches, especially on nano-EOR, have been done in the past few years and shown promising ... -
Simulation of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)In this project simulation of the Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery (ECBMR) is investigated. Two simulation models were built in Petroleum Experts and CMG (GEM) Software. Prediction of the ECBMR is a complex process. It ... -
Reliability Based Casing Design
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)It is a well-known fact that wells are increasingly becoming extremely expensive and difficult to drill as well as develop due to increasing water depth, temperatures, and pressures. All these result in an increasing load ... -
An Introduction to the Welltec Annular Barrier and its Interaction with the Open Hole Formation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Developments in drilling have opened for the construction of extended reach wells. They can have large intermediate and reservoir sections, which may need zonal isolation. To isolate the different zones, Welltec has developed ... -
Techno-economic evaluation of hard rock drilling technologies - Establishing a baseline
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07)The industry is moving forward to drilling in harder and more abrasive formations. This challenging environment poses a challenge upon bit technologies and rate of penetration (ROP). The aim of this thesis is to gain a ... -
Drilling an ERD Well on the Statfjord Field, North Sea
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-04-05)Old platforms are not well known for extended-reach drilling (ERD) operations mainly due to rig and hydraulics limitations. ERD wells demand robust rig capabilities, good hydraulics systems, and equipment reliability. In ... -
Permeability evolution of chalk under different stress states
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)This thesis reports the results obtained from triaxial tests on Kansas outcrop chalk flooded with inert NaCl brine. Permeability measurements are conducted at 50ºC under different stress states simulated by five test ... -
Preparation of Activated Carbon from Biomass for High Performance Supercapacitors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Activated carbon was successfully synthesized from waste paper by physical, chemical and a combination of both activation procedures. The chemically activated carbon samples was achieved by using H3PO4 and KOH as agents. ... -
Transport Behavior of Nanoparticles (NP) in Stevns Klint Chalk Rock and EOR Potential
(Master thesis, 2017-06-15)This study investigates the adsorption potential of NPs in Chalk cores and the possible EOR mechanisms behind it. The work is divided into two major sets of experiments; static adsorption experiments and core flooding ... -
Use of Probability Management in E&P Portfolio Analysis
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Capital investment decisions are a critical decision that every organization must take in a careful manner to optimize its resources. In the industry driven by uncertainty such as upstream petroleum industry, it becomes ... -
Smart Water injection to enhance oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs – Acid number and base number adsorption onto chalk
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Water-Based Enhanced Oil recovery (EOR) by injecting "Smart Water" in Carbonate Reservoirs have shown promising results. The success of EOR-process waterflooding by “Smart Water” is dictated by the initial wetting condition ... -
Deepwater Challenges & Well Control
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017)Deepwater challenges and well control problems are important drilling issues, as operators move into deeper waters and more challenging environments. The deepwater technology and the complexity of deepwater operations have ... -
Flow-Rate Out Measurement from a Well During Drilling
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Accurate measurements of flow rate out is crucial in order to prevent unnecessary harm to the environment, equipment or personnel. Harmful situations, such as inflows can potentially be detected earlier with a precise ... -
Influence of Silica Based Nanofluid on the Physical Properties, IFT, and CO2 Diffusion in a Carbonated Water - n-decane system: An Experimental and Numerical Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Carbonated water injection (CWI) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) overcomes mobility issues, macroscopic bypassing and sweep efficiency limitation of conventional CO2 injection. It might also lead to reconnection of trapped ...