Deepwater drilling using high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) drilling fluids draws
significant attention for the quest of increasing energy demand. In this regard, selecting …

Rate of penetration (ROP) management is a matter of great importance in drilling operations,
therefore it has been considered in different field management projects and research …

Early detection of gas influx in boreholes while drilling is of significant interest to drilling
operators. Several studies suggest a good correlation between ultrasound backscatter …

Early detection of a gas kick is crucial for preventing uncontrolled blowout that could cause
loss of life, loss of assets, and environmental damage. Multiphase flow experiments …

This paper presents a simple mechanistic model to describe a gas kick in a drilling riser with
water-based mud (WBM) and synthetic-based mud (SBM). This model can estimate key kick …

This paper presents a rigorous, mechanistic model for simulating a gas kick, that uses the
thermodynamic approach to account for gas solubility. This thermodynamic solubility model …

The current utility of mud gas data is typically limited to geological and petrophysical
correlation, formation evaluation, and fluid typing. A critical and comprehensive review of the …

Drilling muds are mixtures of liquid and solid additives formulated to play numerous roles
during wellbore drilling. As the global demand for oil and gas grows, the oil industry is …

Determining the magnitude of an influx into the wellbore when a kick event occurs is very
important during well design as well as the well execution phases. This research is …

Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is a technique used to precisely control the pressure
within the wellbore during the drilling process to overcome drilling challenges, such as …