The forthcoming future of environmental protection mandates the utilization of naturally
abundant, biodegradable, sustainable and ecofriendly materials for a wide variety of …

A number of difficulties may be encountered in the final stages of oil field exploitation,
including the formation of asphalt–resin–paraffin deposits (ARPDs). It is expedient to use …

One of the factors that significantly affects the efficiency of oil and gas industry equipment is
the scales formed in the pipelines. In this innovative, non-invasive system, the inclusion of a …

In the current paper, a novel technique is represented to control the liquid petrochemical and
petroleum products passing through a transmitting pipe. A simulation setup, including an X …

The article discusses researches performed in the Well Drilling Department of the St.
Petersburg Mining University. The directions of development of the department are shown …

Improving the efficiency of well drilling process in a reservoir is directly related to
subsequent well flow rates. Drilling of deviated and horizontal wells is often accompanied by …

The selection of water-based mud for drilling a high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP)
well is the choice of many drilling mud engineers. This choice of mud is more attractive …

Filtration index of the drilling fluid is an important parameter of well drilling, especially at
drilling-in the reservoirs. Standard parameter in the study of drilling fluids is static filtration …

With increasing drilling depth and large dosage of weighting materials, drilling fluids with
high solid content are characterized by poor stability, high viscosity, large water loss, and …

To the best knowledge of the authors, in all the former studies, a fixed value of X-ray tube
voltage has been used for investigating gas–liquid two-phase flow characteristics, while the …