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Effect of Drilling Cuttings Transport on Pressure Drop in a Flowing Well

Fadairo, A. S. A. and Adekomaya, O. and Falode, O. (2009) Effect of Drilling Cuttings Transport on Pressure Drop in a Flowing Well. In: Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition, 26-28 October 2009, Manama, Bahrain.

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Abstract

Cuttings transport has a major impact on the economics of the drilling process. It is one of the major factors affecting cost, time and quality of drilling wells. In spite of the many technological advances that have attempted to prevent the cuttings transport along the fluid, one significant challenge remains predicting the effect of cutting transport on pressure drop. Many interdependent variables affect cuttings transport and the complexity of the phenomena present challenges to the production engineer whose tries to determine how the cuttings transport affect the pressure in vertical flow. Meanwhile, many correlations have been developed to determine the effect of cutting transport in vertical flow but there is little information related to effect of cuttings transport on pressure drop and cutting hold up along the vertical pipe. This paper presents comprehensive details of effect of cutting transport on pressure drop and the detrimental effect of drill cutting hold-up on fluid flow along the vertical pipe.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User: Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2019 14:25
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2019 14:25
URI: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/12609

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