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Investigating The Performance Of High Viscosity Friction Reducers Used For Proppant Transport During Hydraulic Fracturing, Mohammed Salem Ba Geri

Doctoral Dissertations

"Over the last few recent years, high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) have been successfully used in the oil and gas industry across all premier shale plays in North America including Permian, Bakken, and Eagle Ford. However, selecting the most suitable fracture fluid system plays an essential role in proppant transport and minimizing or eliminating formation damage.

This study investigates the influence of the use of produced water on the rheological behavior of HVFRs compared to a traditional linear guar gel. Experimental rheological characterization was studied to investigate the viscoelastic property of HVFRs on proppant transport. In addition, the successful implication …

Thermomechanical Analysis Of Rock Asperity In Fractures Of Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Chao Zeng

Doctoral Dissertations

"Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) offer great potential for dramatically expanding the use of geothermal energy and become a promising supplement for fossil energy. The EGS is to extract heat by creating a subsurface system to which cold water can be added through injection wells. Injected water is heated by contact with rock and returns to the surface through production well. Fracture provides the primary conduit for fluid flow and heat transfer in natural rock. Fracture is propped by fracture roughness with varying heights which is called asperity. The stability of asperity determines fracture aperture and hence imposes substantial effect on …

Transient Multiphase Flow Simulation For Unloading Of Frac Hit Gas Wells, Miguel Angel Cedeno Moreno

Doctoral Dissertations

"This work seeks to develop a fully step-by-step transient multiphase flow simulation valid for unloading gas wells using nitrogen. It studies the behavior of nitrogen for unloading horizontal gas wells with gas injection in the annulus. The work investigates unloading non-Newtonian fluids such as those which invade offset wells when a frac hit occurs during hydraulic fracturing operations in unconventional wells. The effect of varying tubing depth and injection pressure are included in the study.

Results show that as the plastic viscosity increases, the nitrogen volume and time to unload will be increased. As tubing depth increases, the nitrogen volume …

Plugging Performance Of Preformed Particle Gels In Fractures And Its Influencing Factors, Ze Wang

Doctoral Dissertations

"Preformed particle gels (PPG) has been successfully applied to combat the water channeling caused by fractures or fracture-like channels. Understanding the placement and plugging of PPG in fractures is crucial for gel treatment design. The objective of the dissertation is to explore the plugging performance of three PPG products in two types of fracture models, the partially and fully open fractures. The following studies has been conducted and conclusions have been drawn based on the results and analysis. First, the placement and plugging performance of conventional PPG was investigated using core flooding experiments conducted partially open fractures. The plugging efficiency …

Building Shared Knowledge For Eor Technologies: Screening Guideline Constructions, Dashboards, And Advanced Data Analysis, Na Zhang

Doctoral Dissertations

"Successful implementation of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology requires comprehensive knowledge and experiences based on existing EOR projects. EOR screening guidelines and EOR reservoir analog are served as such knowledge which are considered as the first step for a reservoir engineer to determine the next step techniques to improve the ultimate oil recovery from their assets. The objective of this research work is to provide better assistance for EOR selection by using fundamental statistics methods and machine learning techniques.

In this dissertation, a total of 977 worldwide EOR projects with the most uniformed, high-quality, and comprehensive information were collected from …

Investigating The Use Of Different Types Of Sealant Materials For Cement Remedial Applications, Murad Mohammedahmed Abdulfarraj

Doctoral Dissertations

"The overall objective is to investigate the ability of several material to mitigate cement failures such as channels, fractures, and micro-annuli in oil and gas wells. The sealant material that can also be used in the wells that are used for geologic storage of carbon dioxide CO₂. Evaluating the sealant material is critical to improve the zonal isolation of the wells, which would lead to safer operations. The approach of this dissertation is to utilize particles gel that has been used successfully in conformance control application, and epoxy resin systems, that have superior seal characteristics compared to conventional …

Ore Reserve Estimation By Using A Geostatistical Tool At Heinda Mine,Tanintharyi Region,Union Of Myanmar, Aye Min Tun -

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Heinda mine is one of major tin producers in Myanmar. The mine has been operated for over 100 years. The mine falls at Latitude 14° 8’ N and Longitude 98° 27’ E, approximately about 45 kilometers to the east of Dawei. The ore reserve is the principal factor of mining venture. The aim of this study is to improve the ore reserve estimation by using geostatistical method (ordinary kriging) compared with conventional method (polygonal method) In geostatistical evaluation, it involved variogram analysis, variogram modelling and kriging estimation. The exponential variogram modelling was used to calculate the ordinary kriging estimation. The …

การขจัดพอลิไซคลิกแอโรแมติกไฮโดรคาร์บอนในน้ำมันไพโรไลซิสจากยางรถยนต์เหลือทิ้ง, สุรีกาญจน์ กิ่งพุทธพงษ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

น้ำมันที่ได้จากการไพโรไลซิสยางรถยนต์เหลือทิ้ง (waste tire pyrolysis oil, WTPO) ประกอบไปด้วยสารประกอบพอลิไซคลิกแอโรมาติกส์ไฮโดรคาร์บอน (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, PAHs) ประมาณ 10% โดยน้ำหนักเมื่อเทียบกับปริมาณ WTPO โดย PAHs ที่พบมากที่สุด คือ แนฟทาลีน ซึ่งมีความเป็นพิษต่อมนุษย์และสิ่งแวดล้อม นี่จึงเป็นข้อจำกัดที่ทำให้ไม่สามารถนำ WTPO ไปใช้ในเครื่องยนต์ได้ ในงานวิจัยนี้จึงศึกษาการกำจัดแนฟทาลีนซึ่งเป็นแบบจำลองของ PAHs ผ่านกระบวนการไฮโดรจิเนชัน โดยใช้ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยานิกเกิลบนตัวรองรับแกมมาอะลูมินา (Ni/γ-Al2O3) ที่มีและไม่มีตัวสนับสนุนโมลิบดินัม (Mo) ทังเสตน (W) หรือ แพลตินัม (Pt) สำหรับภาวะที่ศึกษาในการไฮโดรจิเนชัน ได้แก่ ความดันแก๊สไฮโดรเจนเริ่มต้น (10-40 บาร์) อุณหภูมิ (250-400 องศาเซลเซียส) และระยะเวลาในการทำปฏิกิริยา (2-8 ชม.) ก่อนทำปฏิกิริยาตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาถูกรีดักชัน (reduction) แบบอิน-ซิทู (in-situ) ที่ความดันแก๊สไฮโดรเจนเริ่มต้น 30 บาร์ อุณหภูมิ 400 องศาเซลเซียส เป็นเวลา 2 ชม. ในกรณีที่ไม่มีตัวสนับสนุน Ni ปริมาณ 1-30% โดยน้ำหนักเมื่อเทียบกับตัวรองรับถูกเตรียมลงบน γ-Al2O3 ที่ถูกเตรียมด้วยวิธีไฮโดรเทอร์มัล และค่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงแนฟทาลีนถูกวิเคราะห์ด้วยแก๊สโครมาโทกราฟี ตัวตรวจวัดชนิดเฟลมไอออไนเซชัน (GC-FID) พบว่าเมื่อใช้ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาที่มีปริมาณ Ni 20% โดยน้ำหนักเมื่อเทียบกับตัวรองรับให้ค่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงแนฟทาลีนสูงสุดที่ 29.5% โดยภาวะที่ใช้ คือความดันไฮโดรเจนเริ่มต้น 30 บาร์ อุณหภูมิ 350 องศาเซลเซียส นาน 4 ชั่วโมง ในกรณีมีตัวสนับสนุน ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยา NiMo NiW และ NiPt ให้ค่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงแนฟทาลีนสูงสุดที่ 44.7 46.4 และ 55.8% เมื่ออัตราส่วนเชิงอะตอมของตัวสนับสนุนเป็น 0.27 0.05 และ …

Degradation And Hydrate Phase Equilibria Measurement Methods Of Monoethylene Glycol, Khalid Alef, Stefan Iglauer, Ahmed Barifcani

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Monoethylene glycol (MEG), a common chemical used for the inhibition of gas hydrate formation may undergo degradation in the regeneration/reclamation process. Limited research exists on the effect of degradation of MEG on hydrate formation, production facilities and equipment especially in the presence of other chemical additives. The proposed method allows for streamlining the process of preparing, degrading and analysis of MEG solutions for hydrate testing and degradation products.

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Procedure to prepare accurate MEG solutions avoiding oxidative degradation of MEG (i.e., controlling oxygen ingress).

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Two methods are suggested to mimic field-like degradation of MEG solutions (i.e., degradation by reclamation …

Correlation Development Of Wax Deposition Prediction From Fang Oil Field, Aung Thwin Thu Aye

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In petroleum industry, wax deposition is a critical operational challenge. It occurs in various locations in the petroleum production chain including well tubing. Hexane, chemical inhibitor, is used to prevent the wax problem of oil from Fang oilfield by the measurement of pour point, wax appearance temperature (WAT) and wax deposition. An increasing shear rate can reduce WAT and the deposited amount increases with lowering the temperature in Fang crude oil. Moreover, the non-linear regression analysis of Fang crude oil with and without hexane in different conditions are done for all three tests. Those regression analysis equations can predict WAT …

Pre-Feasibility Study On Granite Quarry For Aggregate: A Case Study At Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, Bee Ziyivang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aims to develop long term mine planning and design, equipment requirement calculation, and financial model analysis of mining and crushing plant. The ore reserve estimation and pit design carried out by using MineSight software (Ver. 9.50). A discounted cash flow model (DCF) and sensitivity analysis used to evaluate the financial project. Based on our study, the open-pit mining method was advisable for mine planning and design. Ore reserve estimated to 48.4 Mtons under the mining operation of 2.4 Mtos per year. The project time frame is 22 years which spends 21 years for operation and one year for …

Effectiveness Evaluation Of Fluorescent Tracer In Shaly-Sandstone Reservoir, Harid Pataveepaisit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In petroleum exploration and production industry, tracer is a compound added to injected fluids, and can be easily detected even in a trace amount. Fluorescein sodium, a chemical tracer that can illuminate upon receiving a specific wavelength of light, was mentioned by several literatures due to its strong fluorescence at low concentration, non-toxicity, and non-biodegradability. In this study, fluorescein sodium in the form of fluorescein solution was evaluated with shaly-sandstone to observe their interactions. The first half of this study focused on the evaluation of the chemical characteristics of fluorescein. First, the detection limit of fluorescein solution in deionized water …

Pre-Feasibility Study Of Improving Quality Of Low-Grade Fluorite. A Case Study At Phanomthuan Deposit, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, Keosaychai Souvannavong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study was presented the pre-feasibility study of improving quality of low-grade fluorite from Phanomthuan deposit, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. The purpose of this study aims to explore the optimal condition in order to remove the impurities which contained high SiO2, CaCO3 and other minerals, also evaluate the project in term of economic. Therefore, the improvement quality of fluorite by using froth flotation techniques was reach the ceramic grade. The raw material characterization contains CaF2 = 29.4 Wt.%, SiO2 = 43.9 Wt.% and CaCO3 = 6.9 Wt.%. After flotation process the optimal condition result which contains CaF2 = 96.46 Wt.%, …

Geomechanical Modeling Of Salt Cavern Stability For Carbon Dioxide Storage In The Maha Arakham Formation, Northeastern Thailand, Narumas Pajonpai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In Thailand, CO2 emissions quadrupled over the past three decades since 1989, with the power generation sector as the main contributor by burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Therefore, the power generating industry has come under scrutiny and been pressed by society to take responsibility. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the many methods to deal with CO2 emissions. Generally, CO2 is captured and stored in geological formations, e.g. rock salt deposits. Salt caverns have been intensively studied regarding their usage for CO2 storage because of their favourable characteristics. In this research, the Finite Element Method (FEM, ANSYS …

The Production Of Bio-Jet Fuel From Palm Fatty Acid Distiliate Over Covalt And Nickel Supported Hzsm-12 Catalysts, Ariya Eka Alel

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Aviation sector becomes one of the largest-developing public transportation nowadays, the number of air passangers always increases year by year. However, this number are proportionally related to the enhance of jet-fuel worldwide demand. The conventional jet-fuel are commonly known as a carbon dioxde emission source and the world has more concern to this pollutant due to its contribution to the climate change. The usage of renewable materials to produce jet fuel is more glanced. One of the renewable sources can be used to generate green jet fuel is palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) which is a by-product of palm oil …

Natural Gas Storage Using Clathrate Technology : Enhanced Formation At High Temperature, Kan Jeenmuang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Solidified natural gas (SNG) by storing natural gas in the hydrate form, which is safe and easy to recover stored gas compared to other methods. However, to make this technology competitive, storing natural gas at a higher temperature, lower pressure with faster formation is needed. Tetrahydrofuran (THF) is a well-known thermodynamic promoter used to increase the hydrate formation temperature. However, increasing the hydrate formation temperature has a drawback on decreasing the formation rate. Nonpolar amino acids have been used as a secondary promoter, which increases the hydrate formation kinetics. This work used 5.56 mol% THF cooperated with different concentrations of …

Stochastic Supply Chain Optimization For Ammonia And Urea Processes, Seangplang Srisamut

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

To support the demand growth in the agriculture sector from increasing population, ammonia and urea productions have been continuously increasing. Methane from natural gas can be used as feedstock in the production process. Nevertheless, the conventional plant using natural gas feedstock produces carbon dioxide as a by-product of the process. This proposed plant contains two processes, producing ammonia and urea can be more efficient in the production, where the byproducts of CO₂ can be used to produce more urea and reduce CO₂ emission. This research proposes ammonia and urea synthesis process using PROII software to simulate workflow and estimate the …

Modeling Overpressure Development During Shale Rock Compaction Coupling Poroelasticity And Permeability Evolution Above 3km Depth, Wenyu Zhao

Masters Theses

"The evolution of pore pressure including overpressure during sedimentation is an important process to consider when analyzing whether high pore pressure causes rock failure. High pore pressure is caused by under-compaction due to the rapid burial of low-permeability sediments, and as a result, porosity decreases less rapidly with depth than in normally compacted sediments where porosity decreases exponentially with depth. While under-compaction related pore pressure magnitudes have been determined empirically, in most numerical modeling approaches, the pore pressure is either applied as a static magnitude or coupled to a fluid flow simulator. This study simulates the pore pressure evolution during …

Call For Abstracts - Resrb 2019, July 8-9, Wrocław, Poland, Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Temperature Transient Analysis For Reservoir Characterization, Yilin Mao

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Recent developments in downhole temperature measurements open new alternatives contributing to reservoir characterization. In this dissertation, novel forward and inverse models to analyze production- and injection-induced temperature signals are developed for conventional and unconventional reservoir applications. Important limitations of the proposed models are addressed by accounting for fluid property variations and complex production strategies.

Forward modeling approaches involve making relevant assumptions that allow rigorous analytical solutions to be constructed using Laplace transform, Method of Characteristics, and control volume analysis. Our results of the analytical models are benchmarked with those from commercial numerical simulation software. Multiple possible scenarios of conventional reservoirs …