• 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 ...
    • Hole cleaning and wet-granular rheology of rock cutting beds: Impact of drilling fluid composition 

      Pedrosa, Camilo; Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Cuttings-beds formation is an issue that must be considered during all wellbore drilling operations. This problem increases at highly deviated or horizontal wells, where cuttings removal efficiency becomes one of the most ...
    • 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 ...