• Cement properties characterization from a section retrieved from an oil production well after 33 years of downhole exposure 

      Beltran Jimenez, Katherine; Gardner, Dave; Kragset, Steinar; Gebremariam, Kidane Fanta; Reales, Oscar A. M.; Minde, Mona Wetrhus; Lourenco de Souza, Marcelo I.; Aasen, Jan Aage; Skadsem, Hans Joakim; Delabroy, Laurent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      A unique data set has been constructed based on the study of class G cement recovered from an oil well on the Norwegian continental shelf. The cement was placed between two casing sections and submitted to downhole conditions ...
    • Effect of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on the Properties of Water-Based Drilling Fluids 

      Alvi, Muhammad Awais Ashfaq; Agonafir, Mesfin Belayneh; Bandyopadhyay, Sulalit; Minde, Mona Wetrhus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)
      In recent years, several studies have indicated the impact of nanoparticles (NPs) on various properties (such as viscosity and fluid loss) of conventional drilling fluids. Our previous study with commercial iron oxide NPs ...
    • 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 ...