Blar i Publikasjoner fra CRIStin på emneord "petroleumsteknologi"
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Effect of Silica nanoparticles on fluid/rock interactions during low salinity water flooding of chalk reservoirs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Abstract: The main objective of this work is to address the adsorption of Silica nanoparticles (NPs) dispersed in different brines on chalk surfaces and their effect on fluid/rock interaction. Isothermal static and dynamic ... -
Effect of Various Silica Nanofluids: Reduction of Fines Migrations and Surface Modification of Berea Sandstone
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)Abstract: This work is aimed at addressing surface modification of berea sandstone by silica nanofluids (NFs). Three types of nanofluids were used: silica/deionized water (DIW), silica in DIW with a stabilizer fluid ... -
Effects of confinement pressure on the mechanical behavior of an oil well cement paste
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Oil well cement paste is a key structural component in wells that should provide mechanical support to the casing and prevent uncontrolled flow of formation fluids along the wellbore and to the environment. Since the annular ... -
Effects of polymer adsorption on the effective viscosity in microchannel flows: phenomenological slip layer model from molecular simulations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10)Molecular simulations (Dissipative Particle Dynamics - DPD) were used to quantify the effect of polymer adsorption on the effective shear viscosity of a semi-dilute polymer solution in microchannel Poseuille flow. It is ... -
Efficient Dimensionality Reduction Methods in Reservoir History Matching
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Production forecasting is the basis for decision making in the oil and gas industry, and can be quite challenging, especially in terms of complex geological modeling of the subsurface. To help solve this problem, assisted ... -
Efficient Removal of Magnetic Contamination from Drilling Fluids – The Effect on Directional Drilling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Magnetic debris in a drilling fluid have a significant influence on the ability of the drilling fluid to maintain its function. Down hole logging can suffer from poor signal to noise ratios. Directional drilling in areas ... -
Environmental risk assessment of inter-well partitioning tracer compounds shortlisted for the offshore oil and gas industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05)Quantifying residual oil saturation (SOR) in the inter-well region of oil and gas reservoirs is key for successfully implementing EOR solutions. Partitioning inter-well tracer tests (PITTs) has become a common method for ... -
Environmentally Friendly Phosphonated Polyetheramine Scale Inhibitors - Excellent Calcium Compatibility for Oilfield Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05)Scaling is one of the most frequently stated problems in the oil industry, and scale inhibitors (SIs) are applied to prevent its formation. Organophosphonates are well-known types of SIs, particularly useful for squeeze ... -
Experimental Study of Hydraulic Sealability and Shear Bond Strength of Cementitious Barrier Materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)In this experimental study, two different cementitious materials, including (i) a class of expansive cement currently used for plug and abandonment (P&A) operations and (ii) a non-cement-based naturally occurring rock, ... -
The fate of hydrocarbon leaks from plugged and abandoned wells by means of natural seepages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)When a well reaches the end of its productive life, it is permanently plugged and abandoned. Even though new technology and verification methods are being evaluated, it is evident that operational, barrier material and ... -
Flow behavior of thermo-thickening associative polymers in porous media: effects of associative content, salinity, time, velocity, and temperature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Above a critical temperature, thermo-thickening associative polymers (TAPs) have a superior ability to decrease the mobility of the water phase, compared to traditional polymers for enhanced oil recovery. The ability to ... -
Fluid Migration Characterization of Full-scale Annulus Cement Sections Using Pressure-Pulse-Decay Measurements
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Fluid migration behind casings is a well integrity problem that can result in sustained casing pressure, undetected leaks to the environment, and potentially very challenging remediation attempts. Understanding the geometric ... -
The Fundamental Principles and Standard Evaluation for Fluid Loss and Possible Extensions of Test Methodology to Assess Consequences for Formation Damage
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)Industry testing procedures such as ANSI/API 13B-1 describe a method for measuring fluid loss and studying filter-cake formation against a medium of either a filter paper or a porous disc, without giving information about ... -
High-Resolution Topographic and Chemical Surface Imaging of Chalk for Oil Recovery Improvement Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)Chalk is a very fine-grained carbonate and can accommodate high porosity which is a key characteristic for high-quality hydrocarbon reservoirs. A standard procedure within Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) is seawater-injection ... -
Impact of data pre-processing techniques on recurrent neural network performance in context of real-time drilling logs in an automated prediction framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Recurrent neural networks (RNN), which are able to capture temporal natures of a signal, are becoming more common in machine learning applied to petroleum engineering, particularly drilling. With this technology come ... -
Improving drilling hydraulics estimations ‑ a case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Accurate pressure drop estimation is important for drill string and bit nozzles design and optimized fluid circulations as well as identifying the drilling problems such as bit nozzle(s) washout or plugging. In this study, ... -
Influence of low-frequency oscillatory motion on particle settling in Newtonian and shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)An experimental study is performed to observe the effect of vertical fluid oscillations on the mean settling velocity of single spherical glass particles released into mixtures of water and polymeric fluids which exhibit ... -
Interfacial tension and CO2 diffusion coefficients for a CO2 + water and n-decane system at pressures of 10 to 160 bar
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)The objective of this study is to address the influence of different CO2 phases and degrees of CO2 saturation on the interfacial tension and the diffusion of CO2 into a hydrocarbon drop. Axisymmetric drop shape analysis ... -
Investigation of a new application for cellulose nanocrystals: a study of the enhanced oil recovery potential by use of a green additive
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were investigated for use in a potential new application, enhanced oil recovery. Core flooding experiments were performed on outcrop sandstone cores using CNC particles dispersed in low salinity ... -
Methane–propane hydrate formation and memory effect study with a reaction kinetics model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05)Although natural gas hydrates and hydrate exploration have been extensively studied for decades, the reaction kinetics and nucleation mechanism of hydrate formation is not fully understood. In its early stage, gas hydrate ...