Abstract:
Acid plays an important role in the hydraulic fracturing process, such as removing damage from the cement and formation which can result from perforating operations, thus providing a better path for the fracturing operations that follow. The disclosure relates generally to microencapsulated acid or acid precursor for targeted delivery and dosing of acid at the site of perforation in hydraulic fracturing applications, device and method of use the same. The targeted delivery and dosing of acid at the site of perforation provides the benefit of, including but not limited to, eliminating over acidizing (limiting near wellbore formation damage) and optimizing the removal of perforation residue and formation materials for lowering break-down pressure.
Abstract:
A computing system includes a processor that estimates a pattern of a flow of a mixture of particles and a fluid in a tubular structure as a stationary bed flow, a dispersed flow, or a transitional flow that is relative to the stationary bed and dispersed flows. The processor estimates a plurality of parameters based on the estimated pattern. The processor determines a plurality of dimensionless parameters, based on the estimated parameters. The dimensionless parameters include a first dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of turbulence on the flow and a second dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of gravity on the flow. The processor characterizes the pattern of the flow as the stationary bed flow, the dispersed flow, or the transitional flow, based on the dimensionless parameters. The processor models the flow based on the estimated pattern if it is determined that the characterized pattern matches the estimated pattern.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure for accurate modeling of near-field formation in wellbore simulations. The approach presented herein is based on splitting a transient three-dimensional solution of finding heat and mass transfer parameters in a wellbore and a near-wellbore region into coupling modeling of a flow inside the wellbore with several transient two-dimensional solutions in the vicinity to the wellbore.
Abstract:
A system includes a processor. The processor estimates a pattern of a flow of a mixture of drilling fluid and cuttings in an annulus of a wellbore. The flow is estimated as a stationary bed flow, a dispersed flow, or a transitional flow relative to the stationary bed and dispersed flows. The processor estimates parameters based on the estimated pattern of the flow, and determines a plurality of dimensionless parameters including a first dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of turbulence on the flow and a second dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of gravity on the flow, based on the estimated parameters. The processor characterizes the pattern of the flow as the stationary bed flow, the dispersed flow, or the transitional flow, based on the dimensionless parameters, and models the flow based on the estimated pattern if it is determined that the characterized pattern matches the estimated pattern.
Abstract:
A system and method for monitoring and predicting a gas leak at a facility involving receiving, via a server, real-time data measured via a plurality of sensors spaced throughout a facility; scrubbing, via the server, the real-time data by removing a plurality of spikes, a plurality white noise, or a combination thereof, from the real-time data to yield a set of scrubbed data; determining a gas leak location within the facility based on the scrubbed data; conducting a gas leak simulation based on the scrubbed data; determining a potential gas leak distribution based on the scrubbed data and the gas leak simulation; calculating a risk profile based on a set of predetermined risk parameters; generating a notification based on the potential gas leak distribution and the risk profile; and transmitting over a network, the risk profile and the potential gas leak distribution to at least one mobile device.