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A Systematic approach to determine the optimal production rate to inhibit asphaltene deposition
(2016-08)
This thesis utilizes a systematic mathematical model, scaling analysis, to quantify the effect of production rate on asphaltene deposition, using a set of uniquely described mathematical equations modeled for the deposition ...
ON THE FATE OF THE FRACTURING FLUID AND ITS IMPACT ON LOAD RECOVERY AND WELL PERFORMANCE
(2016-08-01)
The complexity of the shale system coupled with the mystery of low fracturing fluid recovery has puzzled many researchers. Field reports from hydraulic fracturing operations performed on shale formations have highlighted ...
Forecasting Ultimate Recovery Using Probablistic Model for Flow-Regime Changes
(2016-08-19)
Determination of the yet to be produced oil and gas prescribes the assets of a company. This is important internally in regard to budgeting and externally in regard to the valuation of the company. The yet to be produced ...
Modeling Multicomponent Gas Flow in Liquids Rich Shales
(2016-05)
Production data acquired from liquids-rich shale reservoirs show a few very interesting trends:
1. A relatively constant gas-oil ratio (GOR) or condensate-gas ratio (CGR) although flowing bottomhole pressures may be below ...
Synergistic interactions of xanthan and guar gum polymers
(2015)
Polymers such as xanthan and guar gum are widely used in the oilfield and food industry as viscosifiers. In hydraulic fracturing operation, guar gum polymer solution is used as fracturing fluid to create fracture in a ...
THE BEHAVIOR OF EMULSION IN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS
(2016-08)
The gas lift system and ESP are used to enhance oil production from a well. The basic principle of gas lift technique is reducing the gravity component of the pressure by injecting gas, thus increasing the oil production ...
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PROPPANT TRANSPORT IN HORIZONTAL AND DIRECTIONAL WELLS
(2016)
Wellbore cleanouts represent the main application of the coiled tubing (CT) industry. A typical cleanout operation designed to remove solids from the wellbore using stationary circulation method involves tripping the CT ...
Experimental Study of Proppant Pack Deformation
(2016)
Unconventional reservoirs, especially shales are drilled horizontally and hydraulically fractured for economical production. Proppant is carried and placed with the use of fracturing fluid to maintain fracture conductivity ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS REQUIRED TO STUDY HYDROCARBON PHASE BEHAVIOR UNDER CONSTANT VOLUME AND CONSTANT COMPOSITION CONDITIONS
(2016)
Accurate fluid phase behavior evaluation is essential for reservoir engineers to predict the type of reservoir, oil and gas in place, and develop proper production strategies. The change in phase behavior and phase equilibrium ...
Data Mining Applications in Reservoir Modeling
(2016-08-08)
Data science has gained great attentions in many fields over the last decade, in this thesis, I further explored the use of data science technique in oil industry and developed three data mining applications that could be ...