• Validation study of water weakening research from outcrop chalks performed on Eldfisk reservoir cores 

      Kallesten, Emanuela Iedidia; Cherif, Yosra; Madland, Merete Vadla; Korsnes, Reidar Inge; Omdal, Edvard; Andersen, Pål Østebø; Zimmermann, Udo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      Seawater injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) purposes can increase the hydrocarbon recovery factor in carbonate reservoirs but are also responsible for weakening their mechanical strength. This study investigates the ...
    • Validation study of water weakening research from outcrop chalks performed on Eldfisk reservoir cores 

      Kallesten, Emanuela Iedidia; Cherif, Yosra; Madland, Merete Vadla; Korsnes, Reidar Inge; Omdal, Edvard; Andersen, Pål Østebø; Zimmermann, Udo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)
      Seawater injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) purposes can increase the hydrocarbon recovery factor in carbonate reservoirs but are also responsible for weakening their mechanical strength. This study investigates the ...
    • Vibration-assisted annular fluid displacement for rig-less well abandonment operations 

      Skadsem, Hans Joakim; Giljarhus, Knut Erik Teigen; Øijordsbakken Fredheim, Fiona; van Riet, Egbert; Keultjes, Wout J. G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)
      Through-tubing abandonment is the operation where the production tubing is cut or punched and cemented inside the production casing. This can establish a full cross-sectional barrier or isolation in wells where the cement ...
    • Viscosity Models for Drilling Fluids: Herschel-Bulkley Parameters and Their Use 

      Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)
      An evaluation is presented of the practical usage of the Herschel-Bulkley viscosity model for drilling fluids. If data from automatic viscosity measurements exist, the parameters should be selected from relevant shear rate ...
    • Wet Drilled Cuttings Bed Rheology 

      Pedrosa, Camilo; Saasen, Arild; Lund, Bjørnar; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The cuttings transport efficiency of various drilling fluids has been studied in several approaches. This is an important aspect, since hole cleaning is often a bottleneck in well construction. The studies so far have ...
    • Wet-granular rheology to measure cuttings-bed strength 

      Pedrosa, Camilo; Ytrehus, Jan David; Aschl, Timothy; Lund, Bjørnar; Saasen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Drilled cuttings-bed formation is a natural process during wellbore drilling operations, although it is not desired. To optimally remove the drilled cuttings out of the wellbore it is important to break the formed beds. ...
    • Whirling dynamics of a drill-string with fluid–structure interaction 

      Volpi, Lucas; Cayeux, Eric; Time, Rune Wiggo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Fluid–structure interaction models for drill-string vibrations are often of reduced order. However, both the structure and the surrounding fluid are non-linear, which can lead to complex coupled dynamic. In this paper, a ...
    • Zonal Isolation Material for Low-Temperature Shallow-Depth Application: Evaluation of Early Properties Development 

      Agista, Madhan Nur; Khalifeh, Mahmoud; Saasen, Arild; Yogarajah, Elakneswaran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Shallow-depth cementing presents unique challenges due to its low temperature and low pore pressure characteristic. The curing process of the cementitious material is typically prolonged at low temperatures resulting in a ...