Wellbore cooling and heat energy utilization method for deep shale gas horizontal well drilling

D Xiao, Y Hu, Y Wang, H Deng, J Zhang, B Tang… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The downhole high-temperature problem has become a bottleneck that restricts the efficient
development of deep shale gas resources in China. This study highlights the characteristics …

Prediction model of drilling wellbore temperature considering bit heat generation and variation of mud thermophysical parameters

L Mao, C Wei, H Jia, K Lu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Downhole tools are at risk of high-temperature failure during drilling operations in deep and
ultra-deep wells. To solve this problem, researchers have developed temperature models for …

Utilization method of low-grade thermal energy during drilling based on insulated Drill pipe

D Xiao, H Xiao, W Song, G Li, J Zhang, H Deng… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Downhole heat damage during drilling seriously restricts the exploration and development
of deep oil and gas reservoirs and geothermal resources. The petroleum industry focuses on …

Research on wellbore temperature control and heat extraction methods while drilling in high-temperature wells

D Xiao, Y Hu, Y Meng, G Li, T Wang, W Chen - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the drilling process, the downhole high-temperature problem has considerably
limited the exploration and development of deep oil and gas reservoirs and geothermal …

Numerical transient and steady state analytical modeling of the wellbore temperature during drilling fluid circulation

MM Abdelhafiz, LA Hegele Jr, JF Oppelt - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a transient model that describes the heat transfer processes in the wellbore
during circulation is presented. A simulation of the transient effect on these heat transfer …

Temperature modeling for wellbore circulation and shut-in with application in vertical geothermal wells

MM Abdelhafiz, LA Hegele Jr, JF Oppelt - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the development and application of a numerical model to predict the
temperature distribution of the vertical borehole system during circulation and shut-in …

Development of transient heat transfer model for controlled gradient drilling

H Yang, J Li, G Liu, J Wang, K Luo, B Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of the wellbore temperature is critical to achieve pressure control in
controlled gradient drilling. In accordance with the mass, momentum, and energy …

Strategies for prevention of downhole tool failure caused by high bottomhole temperature in geothermal and high-pressure/high-temperature oil and gas wells

MS Khaled, N Wang, P Ashok, D Chen… - SPE Drilling & …, 2023 - onepetro.org
High bottomhole temperature can lead to decreased downhole tool life in geothermal and
high-pressure/high-temperature (HPHT) oil and gas wells. The temperature increase is …

A new transient simulation model and changing characteristics for circulating fluid temperature in a deepwater riserless mud recovery system

X Li, J Zhang, WQ Ye, XJ Liu, XF Sun - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In the ocean environment, the riserless mud recovery (RMR) system uses the return line as
the return channel, resulting in the injection and return channels for the drilling fluid …

A novel cyclical wellbore-fluid circulation strategy for extracting geothermal energy

AQ Al Saedi, P Sharma, CS Kabir - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Both analytical and numerical modeling methods have helped explore power generation by
producing steam with the binary organic Rankine cycle or ORC. A steady-state fluid …