A review of enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation applicability in the oil and gas industry

SA Alarifi, A Mustafa, K Omarov, AR Baig… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (EICP) techniques are used in several
disciplines and for a wide range of applications. In the oil and gas industry, EICP is a …

Drilling fluid and cement slurry design for naturally fractured reservoirs

N Gaurina-Međimurec, B Pašić, P Mijić, I Medved - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
For years, drilling engineers have been faced with the challenge of drilling wells through
naturally fractured reservoirs that are present around the world. During drilling, the pressure …

Sustainability in natural gas reservoir drilling: A review on environmentally and economically friendly fluids and optimal waste management

M Tabatabaei, F Kazemzadeh, M Sabah… - Sustainable Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental issues such as air pollution, global warming, toxicity of water and food
sources, biodiversity loss and climate change have become growing global concerns …

Plugging efficiency of flaky and fibrous lost circulation materials in different carrier fluid systems

SA Alhaidari, SA Alarifi, A Bahamdan - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lost circulation is one of the most significant contributors to wellbore instability and causes
an increase in drilling operation costs. It is also a major contributor to the nonproductive time …

Experimental investigation of particle size degradation and plugging efficiency of three granular lost circulation materials

SA Alhaidari, SA Alarifi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work delineates a comprehensive study of one of the main problems that contributes
towards nonproductive time (NPT) in a drilling operation, which is lost circulation. The focus …

Risk planning and mitigation in oil well fields: preventing disasters

N Gaurina-Međimurec, B Pašić, P Mijić - International Journal of Risk …, 2015 - igi-global.com
Lost circulation presents one of the major risks associated with drilling. The complete
prevention of lost circulation is impossible but limiting circulation loss is possible if certain …

[图书][B] Lost circulation management: new engineering approaches and techniques for better bridging and sealing the fracture

SA Alhaidari - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation delineates a comprehensive study of one of the main problems which
contributes to non-productive time (NPT) in a drilling operation, ie, where operational fluids …