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- 1Li, Dongyang (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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- 2Elasticity
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- 1Aphron
- 1Colloidal gas aphrons
- 1Corrosion inhibitor
- 1Drilling fluids
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Spring 2012
Aqueous colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs) have previously been used as drilling fluids because of their pore blocking ability which significantly reduces formation damage. The aim of this study is to generate aqueous colloidal gas aphrons, to examine its stability and rheology as well as to...
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A Laboratory Study of the Stability and Flow of Nanoparticle Suspensions through Porous Media using Magnetic Techniques
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A magnetic susceptibility technique is applied to find the effects of a wide range of parameters on the stability and transport of the nanoparticle suspensions. First section of the study is related to stability of nanoparticle suspensions with particular emphasis on determining an optimum...
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A study of the rheology, stability and pore blocking ability of non-aqueous colloidal gas aphron drilling fluids
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Colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs) recently used as part of water-based drilling fluids have been found effective in controlling the filtration rate by bridging the pores of the reservoir rock and therefore, reducing the formation damage. This research aims to generate colloidal gas aphrons (CGA) in...
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Development of effective green lubricants for industrial drilling systems in aggressive environments
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In drilling systems used in the oil and gas industry, drilling equipment often encounters critical problems which could result in irreparable damage to metallic equipment. Chemical and physical interactions at the contact between different parts, such as drill bits, drill strings with well walls...
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Direct Imaging and Subsequent Modeling of the Cement Microstructure and Integrity of Cement/Casing and Cement/Formation Interfaces
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As a key component of the wellbore barrier system, cement provides zonal isolation and structural support during the entire life of a well. However, even when the cement is properly placed in the well, the zonal isolation may be lost over time. Failure to establish and maintain an effective...
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Displacement of Water by Gas in Propped Fractures: Effect of Fracture Fluid Surface Tension, Viscosity, Proppant Wettability and Gravity
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Inefficient recovery of fracturing water used in multi-stage hydraulic fracturing operations is a growing industrial concern. Non-recovered water can be trapped in the tight rock matrix and/or in the complex fracture network. Trapped water can block the gas flow and damage the reservoir. This...
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Experimental investigation of the effect of elasticity on the sweep efficiency in viscoelastic polymer flooding operations
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This study aims to investigate the effect of elastic properties of viscoelastic polymer solutions on the microscopic sweep efficiency in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations. The effect of elasticity was studied as isolated from the shear viscosity effect using polymer blends with identical...
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Fall 2013
Fully developed turbulent flow of water and drag reducing fluids through a horizontal flow loop with concentric annular geometry (inner to outer pipe radius ratio = 0.4) was investigated using the Particle Image Velocimetry technique. Experiments were conducted at solvent Reynolds numbers ranged...
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Study of Effects of Polymer Elasticity on Enhanced Oil Recovery by Core Flooding and Visualization Experiments
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Polymer flooding is the simplest and one of the most widely used chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques. Viscoelasticity of polymers is known to contribute significantly towards improved displacement efficiency in polymer flood operations. But the contribution of elasticity of...
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Fall 2017
A convenient method to calculate pressure drop in wells producing natural gas with some water or hydrocarbon liquids is desired in order to design the initial well completion and to consider the technical and economic benefits of a subsequent intervention to extend the operating life of the well....