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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, ... -
Corrosion Under Pipe Support Strategy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-12-14)Due the increment of the incidents related with corrosion under pipe supports (CUPS) at Borealis Plastomer Plant at Chemelot Site located in Geleen, Netherlands, it was decided by the management to face this problem and ... -
Optimal Core Restoration and the Effect of Initial Wetting on Oil Recovery in Chalk
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-12-15)The initial wetting condition of the reservoir rock is fundamental in the advanced oil recovery methods by waterflooding, in particular, in Smart Water EOR. The wettability alteration of the rock surface is induced by ... -
Alternative applications of wired drill pipe in drilling and well operations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Oil and gas companies target to carry out drilling and other well operations in a safe and cost-effective manner with focus on the long-term integrity of the wells. Well operations become more challenging in environments ... -
Input Selection for Dimensionless Shear Rates in Herschel-Bulkley and Power-Law Models
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Herschel-Bulkley and Power-Law models are mathematical expressions widely used to describe the pseudoplastic nature of drilling muds. Despite their popularity, these models carry an intrinsic limitation because the consistency ... -
Flexible Geopolymer for Oil and Gas Well Cementing: An Experimental Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Conventional wellbore cementing materials used in the oil and gas industry are normally brittle, have low tensile strength and suffer from shrinkage. These properties affect the performance of these materials in downhole ... -
Manipulation of the choke pressure during Managed Pressurized Drilling (MPD) operation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)In the present investigation, the disturbance and its effect on the bottom hole pressure has been studied. After digging into the prior works, it’s figured out that the reason of their failure is oversimplification and ... -
Thermodynamic analysis of an ejector-absorption heat transformer utilizing H2O-LiBr and a new working fluid H2O-[EMIM][DMP]
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The focus on human impact on the environment has increased within recent decades. Several large concerns regarding the threats to the stability of the environment have been brought up in public discussions. Amongst the ... -
An experimental study of unsupported pipe buckling in live well intervention
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)In this experimental study, unsupported pipe experiments are conducted. Information regarding intervention operation, focusing on snubbing operations in live well interventions and unsupported buckling during these operations, ... -
A Study of the Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Mechanical Friction of Four Different Fluids Using a Specially Designed Setup
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The mechanical friction caused by the contact between the rotating drillstring and the borehole or casing can lead to significant challenges such as excessive torque and drag, limitation in running speed of drillstring and ... -
A Riemann solver for the Drift-Flux Flow Model
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)In this thesis we present a method for calculating exact solutions to a system of equations for two phase flow. This solution is valid for a special case of initial condition called the Riemann problem. The system consists ... -
Potential Utilization of Neutron Logging for Casing Cement Evaluation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Verification of casing cement integrity is crucial to ensure that the cement fulfills its purpose of zonal isolation, for optimal production and safety. This thesis introduces cement evaluation technology on the market ... -
Evaluation of Casing Exit Setting Depth Criteria for Whipstock
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Baker Hughes GE has conducted several hundred whipstock operations over the last years on the NCS with a high success rate. This work will go into detail on some of the operations that were less successful, particularly ... -
Ormen Lange 6305/7 drilling data based ROP modelling and its application
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)During design and planning phase, determination of the accurate rate of penetration (ROP) is essential for efficient drilling operations. Optimized ROP predictions improve the drilling efficiency in terms of decreasing ... -
Experimental investigation of the high-pressure sealing capacity for three different LCM systems
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)As loss of circulation is still a major problem in the drilling industry, hundreds of lost circulation treatments are available on the market. The goal of this thesis is not to present a complete list of available products, ... -
Optimization of perforation design at Oseberg South with regards to perforation clean-up and productivity
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The Oseberg South field, originally estimated to contain 93.4 Sm3 oil equivalent of recoverable reserves, has been producing since 1985. Recent reports estimate remaining reserves to be approximately 25.1 Sm3 oil equivalents. ... -
Availability and Quality of Drilling Data in the Volve Dataset
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The importance of data sharing cannot be overexaggerated today, when the recent trend toward automation fundamentally reshapes the way of how operations are done in the oil industry. The emergence of real-time trend analysis ...