ADVANCED CUTTINGS TRANSPORT STUDY

Reed, Troy ; Miska, Stefan ; Takach, Nicholas ; Ashenayi, Kaveh ; Kane, Gerald ; Pickell, Mark ; Volk, Len ; Volk, Mike ; Demirdal, Barkim ; Lourenco, Affonso ; Ozbayoglu, Evren ; Vieira, Paco ; Zhou, Lei

The University of Tulsa (United States)

关键词: 02 Petroleum;    Progress Report;    Petroleum;    Drilling Fluids;    Design;   

DOI  :  10.2172/822103
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FG26-99BC15178
RP-ID  :  822103

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This is the second quarterly progress report for Year 2 of the ACTS project. It includes a review of progress made in Flow Loop development and research during the period of time between Oct 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000. This report presents a review of progress on the following specific tasks: (a) Design and development of an Advanced Cuttings Transport Facility (Task 2: Addition of a foam generation and breaker system), (b) Research project (Task 6): ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Foam Under LPAT Conditions (Joint Project with TUDRP)'', (c) Research project (Task 7): ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Aerated Muds Under LPAT Conditions (Joint Project with TUDRP)'', (d) Research project (Task 8): ''Study of Flow of Synthetic Drilling Fluids Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions'', (e) Research project (Task 9): ''Study of Foam Flow Behavior Under EPET Conditions'', (f) Research project (Task 10): ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Aerated Mud Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions'', (g) Research on instrumentation tasks to measure: Cuttings concentration and distribution in a flowing slurry (Task 11), and Foam properties while transporting cuttings. (Task 12), (h) Development of a Safety program for the ACTS Flow Loop. Progress on a comprehensive safety review of all flow-loop components and operational procedures. (Task 1S). (i) Activities towards technology transfer and developing contacts with Petroleum and service company members, and increasing the number of JIP members. The tasks Completed During This Quarter are Task 7 and Task 8.