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5 articles for “Drilling rig”
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Condition Monitoring of Drilling Rigs
Abstract: This paper is interned to give improved maintenance of various equipment’s in a deep drilling rig used for drilling exploratory oil and gas wells. Since drilling rigs are capital intensive a need was felt to reduce their maintenance cost and increase their life expectancy. Thus the diagnostic technique like condition monitoring was implemented to diagnose the various problems in the machinery which are caused due to continuous usage. Condition monitoring …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 7–11 Read article
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Challenges and Prospects of the Use of Horizontal Directional Drilling Techniques for Laying Oil and Gas Pipelines in Nigeria
Abstract: Nigeria pipelines, especially the petroleum and petroleum product pipelines are always vandalized by the sabotage. Huge amount of money is expended to put the damaged pipeline in good shape; and petroleum and petroleum product transfer is sometimes hampered due to leakages and damages caused by the oil thieves. Also huge money is being budgeted yearly to secure the pipelines. To combat this problem, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is being proposed. …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 9–20 Read article
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Utilizing Machine Learning to Evaluate the Connection between Poisson's Ratio and the Petrophysical Properties of Reservoir Rocks
Abstract: The Poisson's ratio is a crucial cornerstone, illuminating our understanding of geomechanical behaviour in wells during the dynamic drilling process and the inspiring recovery journey. This research rigorously employs machine learning methods to analyse the significant impact of geophysical parameters on the Poisson ratio in hydrocarbon reservoirs found in oil fields. The analysis utilized data from multiple oil and gas fields, highlighting the crucial relationships between the Poisson ratio, the …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 33–43 Read article
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Estimation of Drilling Waste Generation for Effective Waste Management
Abstract: Drilling operations remains the second generator of oil and gas waste after production activities. They are prominent among the primary sources of exploration and production waste. Wastes from drill cuttings and mud, and obnoxious gas emissions are the major contributors of these drilling wastes. These have direct and indirect impact on both humans and the environment. Poor estimation of waste may lead to solid and or liquid loadings at the …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 14–19 Read article
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Polysaccharide based Graft Copolymers and their Applications as Flocculants for Drilling Fluid Wastes
Abstract: Pure water is essential for the survival of living beings. It is used for human consumption, agricultural and industrial activities. During oil and gas well drillinglarge amount of drilling fluid are used. These drilling fluids are mainly water based bentonite solutions which plays a major role in keeping safe and efficient oil and gas well drilling. After their prolonged use, these drilling fluid wastes needs to be disposed of in …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 9–21 Read article