Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review

H Mahmoud, A Hamza, MS Nasser, IA Hussein… - Journal of petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Horizontal wells provide high drainage area within the reservoirs. Advancements in
horizontal drilling technologies are utilized to develop unconventional resources such as …

A review of technological advances and open challenges for oil and gas drilling systems engineering

EI Epelle, DI Gerogiorgis - AIChE Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐increasing quest to identify, secure, access, and operate oil and gas fields is
continuously expanding to the far corners of the planet, facing extreme conditions toward …

Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids

NV Boyou, I Ismail, WRW Sulaiman, AS Haddad… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inadequate hole cleaning often leads to challenges in drilling and well completion
operations such as low rates of penetration, pipe sticking, losing tools, difficulties in …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the performance of oil based mud and water based mud in a high temperature hole using nanosilica nanoparticles

A Katende, NV Boyou, I Ismail, DZ Chung… - Colloids and surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Oil-based mud (OBM), a non-Newtonian fluid, is known for its superior performance
in drilling complex wells as well as combating potential drilling complications. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the effect of drill pipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using water-based mud enriched with polypropylene beads in vertical …

NS Heshamudin, A Katende, HA Rashid, I Ismail… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Field experience has shown that the inefficient transport of small cuttings is a main factor
contributing to excessive drag and torque during the drilling of a deviated hole; however …

Green drilling fluid additives for a sustainable hole-cleaning performance: a comprehensive review

H Mahmoud, AAA Mohammed, MS Nasser… - Emergent …, 2024 - Springer
Drilling fluids are the core of drilling operations, and they are responsible for many roles,
such as lubricating drill string, cooling down drilling equipment, maintaining wellbore …

[HTML][HTML] Improving hole cleaning using low density polyethylene beads at different mud circulation rates in different hole angles

WJ Yeu, A Katende, F Sagala, I Ismail - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In oil and gas exploration and development, drilling a hole is one of the first and most
expensive operations. The continuous demand from industry to reduce costs and …

A novel approach to enhance rheological and filtration properties of water–based mud using polypropylene–silica nanocomposite

JO Oseh, MNAM Norddin, I Ismail… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Deeper drilling depths and high pressure high temperature (HPHT) wells require good well
planning at minimum cost and unproductive time. Polymer nanocomposite has emerged as …

Experimental quantification of the effect of oil based drilling fluid contamination on properties of wellbore cement

A Katende, Y Lu, A Bunger, M Radonjic - Journal of Natural Gas Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Portland cement hydration is a chemically sensitive process impacted by temperature,
amount of water and the presence of any potential contaminants. Drilling fluids …

The effect of drill–pipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using polypropylene beads in water-based mud at different hole angles

A Katende, B Segar, I Ismail, F Sagala… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Springer
Hole cleaning is always a problem, particularly during drilling operations, and drilling fluid
plays an important role in transporting drill cuttings through an annular section of wellbore to …