As the demand for oil and gas resources increases, the need to venture into more
hostile environments becomes a dynamic focus in the petroleum industry. One problem
associated with certain high risk formations is lost circulation. As a result, engineers
have concentrated research efforts on developing novel Lost Circulation Materials
(LCMÂs) that will effectively treat thief zones. The most pioneering LCMÂs require
mixing energy to activate a reaction involving two or more chemicals. However,
minimal research has been conducted to accurately predict downhole mixing
capabilities. Therefore, this research focuses on developing a correlation between
laboratory experiments and scaled model experiments for accurate prediction of
downhole mixing energies in terms of flow rate for adequate mixing of lost circulation
prevention fluids.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/3339 |
| Date | 12 April 2006 |
| Creators | Massingill, Robert Derryl, Jr. |
| Contributors | Schubert, Jerome J. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | 1067051 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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