An analysis and the control of lost circulation

GC Howard, PP Scott Jr - Journal of Petroleum Technology, 1951 - onepetro.org
lost circulation of drilling fluids is a problem frequently encountered during the drilling of oil
and gas wells. Lost circulation or lost … Not to be confused with lost circulation is the continuous …

Review of fundamental studies on lost circulation and wellbore strengthening

Y Feng, KE Gray - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
… on lost circulation and wellbore strengthening have been published. It is generally accepted
that most lost circulation … treatments can effectively mitigate lost circulation by increasing the …

Theory of lost circulation pressure

N Morita, AD Black, GF Fuh - SPE Annual Technical Conference and …, 1990 - onepetro.org
… This type of lost circulation problem can be controlled only by the lost circulation materials
… It suggests that the lost circulation problems do not necessarily associate with the highly …

[PDF][PDF] Review of lost circulation materials and treatments with an updated classification

M Alsaba, R Nygaard, G Hareland… - … and Exhibition, Houston …, 2014 - tarjomefa.com
Lost circulation materials (LCM’s) have been widely used to avoid or stop losses. Due to
the … This paper discusses the most recent developments in lost circulation materials such as …

Integrated workflow for lost circulation prediction

A Ghalambor, S Salehi, MP Shahri… - … Conference and Exhibition …, 2014 - onepetro.org
Lost circulation problem is often called "...the number one … Lost circulation mechanisms
can be generally categorized … Routine practice to stop lost circulation is to add lost circulation

Research progress and prospects of machine learning in lost circulation control

J Sun, F Liu, R Cheng, J Feng, H Hao, R Wang… - Acta Petrolei …, 2022 - syxb-cps.com.cn
… on the mechanisms of lost circulation; (3) to integrate the lost circulation data lake and …
lost circulation in different regions, and formulate fine operation standards for lost circulation

All lost-circulation materials and systems are not created equal

DL Whitfill, T Hemphill - SPE Annual Technical Conference and …, 2003 - onepetro.org
Lost circulation can cost operators millions of dollars annually. Generally speaking, the drilling
industry handles lost circulation … the mechanics behind lost circulation, what new tools can …

Review of basic theory for lost circulation control.

Z Lihui, Z Mingwei - Oil Drilling & Production Technology …, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
… of lost circulation were considered as the lost circulation … plugging materials and formation
lost circulation medium. By Rigid … Bridging Plugging Theory, the lost circulation is controlled by …

Research progress and prospect of plugging technologies for fractured formation with severe lost circulation

SUN Jinsheng, BAI Yingrui, R Cheng… - Petroleum Exploration …, 2021 - Elsevier
circulation mechanisms, lost circulation control mechanisms, lost circulation materials, and
lost circulation control technologies, analyzes the current problems existing in lost circulation

The key to successfully applying today's lost circulation solutions

H Wang, R Sweatman, B Engelman, W Deeg… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2005 - onepetro.org
… This method is normally applied when long fractures exist and when lost circulation has …
During the last century, lost circulation (LC) has presented great challenges to the petroleum …