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Smart Water injection into sandstone reservoirs for EOR - Optimal mineral sample preparation and influence of feldspar minerals
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Smart Water is an injection brine that has been modified and designed for inducing wettability alteration to increase oil recovery in a reservoir. It is an cost effective and environmentally friendly EOR method that can ... -
The promotional effect of Ca, Mg, and Rh on the activity of Ni-based catalysts from hydrotalcite precursor for dry reforming of methane
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The world strives towards a way to decrease CH4 and CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. A way to do this is to utilize these gases in processes that can make useful products. One of these are dry reforming of methane (DRM), ... -
Surface Tension Measurement by Maximum Bubble Pressure Method
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The principal objective of the present work is to measure the surface tension of liquids by the use of a method that it is not commonly found in books but it is based on very basic principles of Fluid Mechanics. This thesis ... -
Reliability-Based Casing Design with Focus on an APB Collapse Scenario
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)In times of unstable oil price, optimization related to casing and tubing design becomes more important than ever. Reducing cost and at the same time ensuring reliable and safe drilling and completion installations becomes ... -
Effect of 15nm SiO2 Nanoparticles on Enhanced Oil Recovery and Drilling Fluid: Experimental and Simulation studies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Nanotechnology is among the most remarkable technology in the modern science, and due to unique and unrevealed abilities the tiny size of particles possesses, this technology has also been questioned in order to be worthy. ... -
Synthesis, characterization, and activity of bimetallic Ni-Fe hydrotalcite-derived catalysts in dry reforming of methane
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The extensive amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted into atmosphere is arguably considered to be the main reason for global climate change due to the greenhouse effect. For decades, considerable efforts have been devoted ... -
Applications and Selection of Dissolvable Materials in Well Completions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Dissolvable materials are an emerging technology in the petroleum industry with multiple areas of application, the chief among them being multistage well stimulation. The challenges associated with removal of traditional ... -
Study of the mixing zone between two drilling fluids with large density difference, when using the Heavy Over Light (HOL) solution for terrestrial drilling.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)Abstract This study is based on the use of an innovative drilling technology, called Reelwell Drilling Method (RDM), recently developed and tested to solve various issues related to conventional drilling methods. These ... -
Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure Estimation from Core-flooding Experiments accounting for Capillary End Effects.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)Abstract Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure Estimation from Core-flooding Experiments studying Capillary End Effects Relative permeability (Relperm) and capillary pressure (Cp) are fundamental input ... -
A Risk Based Approach for Calculating Barrier Lengths
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)NORSOK D-010 and other standards gives a fixed length of cement for permanently plugging of wells. These lengths are not based on scientific research, but on old practice. A fixed length leads to a shift in focus from where ... -
Performance evaluation of subsea petroleum activities utilizing vessels
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)Global consumption of the fossil fuels is continuously growing. The oil and gas industry is extending the frontiers of exploration and production towards challenging areas such as deep-water zones and arctic regions. ... -
An evaluation of inflow control technologies on the Neptune Energy Gjøa field
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)Operators are constantly looking for new ways to increase production and recovery in oil and gas wells by application of Intelligent Well Completions and Inflow Control Technology (ICT). For the latter, one of the main ... -
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 ... -
Core Flooding for Analysis of Capillary End Effect and Multiphase Flow Properties
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)The non-uniform saturations along the core is called capillary end effect. The capillary end effect is caused by the condition that the capillary pressure is zero outside the core. The presence of capillary end effect is ... -
Numerical simulation of flows in concentric and eccentric annulus – relevant to geothermal wells
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)At the end of 20th century, the utilization of geothermal energy has increased by 150% forming a solid industry of relevant importance on global markets (Dickson & Fanelli, 2004). According to numerous analyses, this type ... -
Further Development and Testing of an Autonomous Drilling Rig and Control Algorithms for Improved Drilling Performance
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-04)This thesis documents the contributions made by Ole André Hjelm and Simen Jøsang Nilsen to improve and further develop a small-scale autonomous drilling rig. The rig has been used to compete in an international student ... -
MPD - Field case Studies, Modelling and Simulation Studies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-10)Due to energy demands and depletion of the existent reservoirs, the oil and gas industry is expanding new frontier exploration and production works such as in deep-water, HPHT zones and arctic regions. However, due to ... -
TEM, SEM and optical microscopy analyses of Berea sandstone cores flooded with sodium silicate polymers for IOR purposes
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IER/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-13)Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) is a “hot topic” in the Oil and Gas industry. Sodium silicate (SS) is a polymer which can be injected into a reservoir as a fluid and due to polymerization it precipitates into a semi rigid gel ... -
Adsorption of Polar Oil Components onto Chalk: Impact of Silica content on Initial Wetting
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-30)The wetting state of reservoir rocks, particularly naturally fractured chalk, is fundamental in the efficient application of advanced oil recovery methods by injection of water. In the subsurface crude oil/brine/rock system, ... -
Review and investigations on geothermal energy extraction from abandoned petroleum wells
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08)Geothermal energy is a sustainable and renewable energy source, which can be used in electricity production, space heating/cooling, and other industrial applications. In the recent years, it has been gathering more and ...