• Mathematical modeling of cancer cell migration - from in vitro to in vivo 

      Waldeland, Jahn Otto (PhD thesis UiS;511, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)
      Tumors has been the object of computational model studies for nearly five decades. The early models considered simple tumor growth based on nutrients, whereas models now can simulate from microscale gene expressions in ...
    • Mathematical modeling of compressible and incompressible multiphase flow based on mixture theory 

      Qiao, Yangyang (PhD thesis UiS;501, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)
      MIXTURE THEORY has been developed based on balance laws and conservation principles which is well known in continuum mechanics, and has been widely applied to systems which can be characterized as a mixture of interacting ...
    • Mathematical Modelling of the Drilling Process for Real-time Applications in Drilling Simulation, Interpretation and Assistance 

      Cayeux, Eric (PhD thesis UiS;, no.;506, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      For the last thirty years, mathematical modelling has been used to develop software solutions that support drilling engineering activities at the planning stage of drilling operations. But it is only for the last decade ...
    • Measurement and Control in a Flow Loop System 

      Saeby, Kristoffer (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-13)
      Automation of processes is key to perfecting them. Several systems exist in order to simply this process, although they may be simple to use most are however, expensive to acquire. This thesis attempts to program an Arduino ...
    • Measurement of Viscosities and Friction Pressures in Non-Newtonian Fluids 

      Rahimi, Nora Nafiseh (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      The purpose of this bachelor project is to investigate the correlation between friction pressure predictions inferred from rheometer measurements and actual friction pressures in a pipe. A modular pipe flow loop is designed ...
    • Measuring filter-cake cohesive strength and flowability 

      Klungtvedt, Karl Ronny; Pedrosa, Camilo; Saasen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The filter-cake has a critical role in temporarily reducing the permeability of the wellbore to prevent issues such as lost circulation, formation damage, wellbore collapse and differential sticking. The filter-cake's ...
    • Measuring the Magnetic Content of Drilling Fluid 

      Khalili, Pouya (Master thesis, 2021)
      Magnetic contamination of drilling fluid can impact the accuracy of the directional surveying by shielding the magnetic field. Additionally, this contamination, such as swarf or finer magnetic particles, can agglomerate ...
    • Mechanical Earth Modelling (MEM) and Well Design for High Pressure High Temperature Fields 

      Matsouka Apostolia Nefeli (Master thesis, 2022)
      Conventional reservoirs are being depleted and attention has been given to more demanding conditions, like high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments or under salt formations. There are, however, limited documents ...
    • Methane–propane hydrate formation and memory effect study with a reaction kinetics model 

      Ke, Wei; Chen, Guang-Jin; Chen, Daoyi (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 ...
    • A method for assessing drilling fluid induced formation damage in permeable formations using ceramic discs 

      Klungtvedt, Karl Ronny; Saasen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      When drilling an oil and gas or geothermal well, the formation's ability to produce or flow may be reduced because of exposure to the drilling fluid during the drilling operation. To evaluate such formation damage, core ...
    • Method for reconstruction of axisymmetric capillary wave surface topography using inverse ray-tracing of refracted laser sheet 

      Mukim, Vineet Vishnu; Time, Rune Wiggo; Kanade, Udayan Rajendra; Rabenjafimanantsoa, Herimonja Andrianifaliana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Capillary waves can be used to measure the fundamental fluid properties such as surface tension as well as, potentially, the viscosity of Newtonian fluids. This requires the measurement of various wave parameters, mainly ...
    • Mineral replacement in long-term flooded porous carbonate rocks 

      Minde, Mona Wetrhus; Zimmermann, Udo; Madland, Merete Vadla; Korsnes, Reidar Inge; Schultz, Bernhard; Gilbricht, Sabine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)
      This study reports mineralogical and physical property changes linked to geo-chemical alterations processes during three ultra-long-term tri-axial tests on outcrop-chalk from Liège (Belgium). The test core plugs were flooded ...
    • Miscible CO2 flooding for EOR in the presence of natural gas components in displacing and displaced fluids 

      Hamouda, Aly Anis; Chughtai, Sidra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)
      Carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding is a complicated process as it involves phase behavior. The objective of this work was to understand the mass transfer mechanisms during flooding with CO2 and CO2/C1/C3 (CO2/HC) based on ...
    • Mistet sirkulasjon og Kick-utfordringer i en borebrønn 

      Sharif Ahmed Mahad (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Abstrakt Tapt av sirkulasjon og utfordringer knyttet til kick utgjør betydelige risikoer og operasjonelle vaskeligheter i olje-og gassboringsoperasjoner.Tapt av sirkulasjon refererer til utilsiktet tap av borevæsker inn i ...
    • Modeling and investigation of the performance of a solar-assisted ground-coupled CO2 heat pump for space and water heating 

      Sazon, Thor Alexis Salazar; Nikpey Somehsaraei, Homam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The rise in the popularity of heat pumps should be accompanied by the increase in the utilization of environmentally-safe working fluids. To push for wider uptake of hybrid heat pump systems that use natural working fluids, ...
    • Modelling and Simulation of Annular Pressure Build up 

      Elsheikh, Muhammed Mahmoud Abdelrhman (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)
      Annular pressure buildup (APB) has been a concern for well design in the recent years. It is a phenomenon that relates mainly to subsea wells with possibly no means to release the pressure building up in closed annuli. ...
    • Modern Casing Design Optimization 

      Aarnes, Christian (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)
      “Working Stress Design” is the most used casing design method and has been for many years, on the Norwegian continental shelf as well as all over the globe. It is a simple method which in essence comprises of calculating ...
    • MoS2 Nanoparticle Effects on 80°C Thermally Stable Water-Based Drilling Fluid 

      Agonafir, Mesfin Belayneh; Aadnøy, Bernt Sigve; Strømø, Simen Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)
      Bentonite-based drilling fluids are used for drilling, where inhibitive fluids are not required. The rheological and the density properties of the drilling fluids are highly affected by high temperature and pressure. Due ...
    • MPD - Field case Studies, Modelling and Simulation Studies 

      Oliveira, Luize (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 ...
    • Multi-well Interference Test Analysis 

      Molina Landinez, Juan Luis (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)
      Understanding if there is any hydraulic communication, between the wells within a reservoir and a degree of the communication have been a subject of study for a long time. This information becomes crucial when injection ...