Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Mechanical Cleaning Device (MCD) for High Angle Wells
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kostarelos, Konstantinos | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Samuel, Robello | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Vipulanandan, Cumaraswamy | |
| dc.creator | Gaurav, FNU | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-18T19:48:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-18T19:48:58Z | |
| dc.date.created | December 2016 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-12 | |
| dc.date.submitted | December 2016 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-09-18T19:48:59Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Drilling subs, having helical grooves or blades on their surface, assist in cuttings bed removal by creating turbulence and bringing the cuttings into suspension for removal by the drilling mud. Several of these subs, primarily meant for highly deviated and horizontal wells, are employed in a typical drilling application to reduce the in-situ cuttings concentration and hence prevent the occurrence of commonly-known drilling problems. A thorough analysis of these tools is required to determine their hole cleaning efficiency. This report presents a new cutting transport model which includes the effect of pipe rotation. Also, the report presents CFD simulations to determine dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) with distance. This TKE is then coupled with the transport model to give tool placement in the drill string. The results obtained from the simulations were analyzed giving valuable insights into the use of these devices for improving cuttings transport while drilling. | |
| dc.description.department | Petroleum Engineering, Department of | |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | born digital | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10657/4863 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | The author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s). | |
| dc.subject | Hole Cleaning | |
| dc.subject | MCD | |
| dc.title | Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Mechanical Cleaning Device (MCD) for High Angle Wells | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.college | Cullen College of Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.department | Petroleum Engineering, Department of | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Petroleum Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Houston | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |