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Mixing energy analysis of Bingham plastic fluids for severe lost circulation prevention using similitude

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
(LCM’s) that will effectively treat thief zones. The most pioneering LCM’s 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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/3339
Date12 April 2006
CreatorsMassingill, Robert Derryl, Jr.
ContributorsSchubert, Jerome J.
PublisherTexas A&M University
Source SetsTexas A and M University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeBook, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text
Format1067051 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital

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