Browsing by Subject "2009 Petroleum Engineering Theses"
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Application of Minimum Curvature method to Well-path Calculations
(2009-12-04)A major drawback of directional and horizontal well drilling is the numerous complex computations required to be done while planning a well. These computations are very stressful and time consuming especially when done ...
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Case Study of Natural Flow and Artificial Lift for a Solution Gas Drive Reservoir
(2009-12-08)Solution gas drive reservoirs are characterized by rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure. This rapid and continuous decline of reservoir pressure causes direct decline of reservoir performance at early stages ...
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A Case Study of Natural Flow and Tubing String Design for a Water Drive Reservoir
(2009-12-15)The design of natural flow and artificial lift tubing strings for the whole life of a water drive reservoir was carried out using data based on synthetic reservoir performance based on a material balance. The effects of ...
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Pressure Analysis of a Well with an Inclined Asymmetric Hydraulic Fracture
(2009-12-08)Hydraulic fracturing is an effective well stimulation technique which is introduced in the 1950s and widely used in the oil and gas industry. Most of the works about hydraulic fracture assumed that the fracture is symmetric ...
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Pressure Analysis of a Well With an Inclined Hydraulic Fracture in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir
(2009-12-15)Hydraulic fracturing has been an effective technique to stimulate damaged wells or wells producing from low-permeability formation. It has been established that the orientation of a hydraulic fracture is perpendicular to ...
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A Review of the Rheological Effects of Power Law Drilling Fluids on Cuttings Transportation in Non-Vertical Boreholes
(2009-12-15)Cuttings transportation during in non-vertical boreholes is necessary for oil and gas wells. Adequate cuttings removal from a well in drilling is critical for cost-effective drilling as high annular cuttings buildup often ...
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A Study of the Effect of Liquid Flow Rate, Pipe Size and Pipe Orientation on the Liquid Hold-Up Using Beggs and Brill Correlation
(2009-12-15)The effect of liquid flow rate, pipe size (diameter) and pipe orientation (inclination) on liquid hold-up was investigated. Liquid flow rate between 500 STB/day and 5000 STB/day was studied. An oil of 25 ̊API at an average ...
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Theoretical Analysis of Gravity-Controlled Waterfloods
(2009-12-15)The concept of dumpflooding is to flow water from a high pressure aquifer zone to a low pressure oil producing zone by natural force of gravity through a well connecting the two zones to enhance oil sweep into a producing ...