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Optimization of Drilling Fluid Flow Rates – A Study of the Drilling Fluid Flow rates and Annular Pressure in Horizontal Directional Drilling
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Trenchless technologies have experienced the fast development and dramatic change in the past three decades. Derived from oil and gas industry, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is considered as one of the most rapidly expanded trenchless technologies and widely used in infrastructure...
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Optimization of Drilling Fluid Rheological Properties for Improved Cuttings Transport and Dynamic Filtration Loss Control Performance: A Comparative Study of the Fluid Viscoelasticity versus the Shear Viscosity Effects
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Recent studies highlighted the significant role of drilling fluid viscoelasticity in the assessment of frictional pressure loss, particle settling velocity, hole cleaning efficiency, and dynamic filtration loss control. Although the impact of drilling fluid viscoelasticity on the various...
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Spring 2010
The percentage of shop fabrication, including pipe spool fabrication, has been increasing on industrial construction projects during the past years. Industrial fabrication has a great impact on construction projects due to the fact that the productivity is higher in a controlled environment than...
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Optimization of Outflow Control Devices Design in Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Models with Wellbore Trajectory Excursions
DownloadFall 2018
Canada has giant oil reserves which ranks third worldwide with proven oil reserves of 171 billion barrels. Alberta alone contributes with 165.4 billion barrels found in oil sands. However, those oil sands are extremely viscous and only 10% are recoverable by means of open-pit mining. In-situ...
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Optimization of steam/solvent injection methods: Application of hybrid techniques with improved algorithm configuration
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Heavy oil and bitumen recovery processes need to be optimized in order to increase the recovery, reduce costs, and minimize the environment impact. Most of the optimization studies published in petroleum engineering literature focus on a few design parameters by combining the elements of...
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Optimization of Temporary Haul Road Design and Earthmoving Job Planning based on Site Rough-grading Design
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Site rough-grading operations are the preliminary work of the construction projects in remote areas especially in Northern Alberta. Haulage cost typically accounts for around 30% of the total cost of mass earthmoving projects. The temporary haul road network built in the earthmoving field is one...
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Optimization of Thermal Hydrolysis Process for Co-digestion of Fermented Primary Sludge and Waste Activated Sludge
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This study focused on the optimization of the thermal hydrolysis process (THP) for co- digestion of fermented primary sludge (FPS) and thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS). For this purpose, lab-scale experiments were conducted under two different schemes with different combinations of...
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Optimizing Anaerobic Treatment to Enhance Energy Recovery from High-Strength Waste and Wastewater
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising technology for the sustainable treatment of high-strength waste and wastewater, offering the potential for energy recovery. However, various factors can inhibit the AD process, requiring well-balanced operational strategies to optimize different stages of...