Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Saasen, Arild"

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    • Annular frictional pressure losses for drilling fluids 

      Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David; Lund, Bjørnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In the paper it is demonstrated how a Herschel-Bulkley fluid model, where the parameters are selected from relevant shear rate range of the flow and are parametrically independent, can be used for pressure loss calculations. ...

    • Cement Placement: An Overview of Fluid Displacement Techniques and Modelling 

      Foroushan, Hanieh K.; Lund, Bjørnar; Ytrehus, Jan David; Saasen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      During drilling operations, effective displacement of fluids can provide high-quality cementing jobs, ensuring zonal isolation and strong bonding of cement with casing and formation. Poor cement placements due to incomplete ...

    • Experimental Methods for Investigation of Drilling Fluid Displacement in Irregular Annuli 

      Lund, Bjørnar; Taghipour, Ali; Ytrehus, Jan David; Saasen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Experimental methods are still indispensable for fluid mechanics research, despite advancements in the modelling and computer simulation field. Experimental data are vital for validating simulations of complex flow systems. ...

    • Fundamentals and physical principles for drilled cuttings transport – Cuttings bed sedimentation and erosion 

      Pedrosa, Camilo; Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The increasing necessity of challenging wellbore structures and drilling optimization for improved hole cuttings cleaning has been growing along time. As a result, operator companies have been researching and applying ...

    • Viscosity Models for Drilling Fluids: Herschel-Bulkley Parameters and Their Use 

      Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      An evaluation is presented of the practical usage of the Herschel-Bulkley viscosity model for drilling fluids. If data from automatic viscosity measurements exist, the parameters should be selected from relevant shear rate ...

    • Wet Drilled Cuttings Bed Rheology 

      Pedrosa, Camilo; Saasen, Arild; Lund, Bjørnar; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The cuttings transport efficiency of various drilling fluids has been studied in several approaches. This is an important aspect, since hole cleaning is often a bottleneck in well construction. The studies so far have ...