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CFD modeling of particle settling in drilling fluids: Impact of fluid rheology and particle characteristics
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The settling of drilling cuttings is important for the drilling and clean-out operations. The current article provides a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling study of particle settling behavior during the drilling ... -
Mechanistic modeling of wellbore cleanout in horizontal and inclined wells
( Society of Petroleum Engineers , 2021 , Conference Paper)The accumulation of rock cuttings, proppant, and other solid debris in the wellbore due to inadequatecleanout remarkably impedes field operations. This article presents a new hole cleaning model, whichcalculates the Critical ...