Simulation of cuttings transport with foam in deviated wellbores using computational fluid dynamics

被引：34

作者：

Rooki R. ^{[1
]}

Doulati Ardejani F. ^{[1
]}

Moradzadeh A. ^{[1
]}

Norouzi M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Faculty of Mining, Petroleum and Geophysics, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood

[2] Faculty of Mechanics, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood

来源：

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology | 2014年 / 4卷 / 03期

关键词：

CFD simulation; Cuttings transport; Deviated wellbores; Foam drilling;

D O I：

10.1007/s13202-013-0077-7

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摘要：

Foam is non-Newtonian pseudo-plastic fluid, which is used for drilling, well intervention, and stimulation. Predicting the cutting transport efficiency of foam in the wellbore annulus is very important to optimize the drilling process. In this paper, the cuttings transport process with foam is numerically simulated using an Eulerian two-phase model in inclined wellbores. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package called FLUENT was used for this goal. The effect of foam quality, foam velocity, drill pipe rotation, and wellbore inclination on cuttings transport phenomena in both concentric and eccentric annulus was investigated. The simulation results are compared to the experimental data from previous studies, with a relative error less than 8 %. This study shows the reliability of the CFD simulation in replicating the actual physical process. © 2013, The Author(s).

引用

页码：263 / 273

页数：10

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