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A complete desktop phase-equilibria software package using object-oriented programming and the component object model
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Since the 1990s, object-oriented programming (OOP) has become the most popular technique among software developers to build medium- and large-scale computer applications. OOP is a programming paradigm used to solve the ...
Sustainable development through beneficial use of produced water for the oil and gas industry
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Management and disposal of produced water is one of the most important problems associated with oil and gas (O&G) production. O&G production operations generate large volumes of brine water along with the petroleum resource. ...
Screen and slotted liner horizontal completion: : correcting for wellbore pressure drop in the inflow performance relationships (IPR)
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This thesis presents the development of a correlation that will correct for error in a horizontal well's productivity calculations made by neglecting frictional pressure drop in the wellbore. The advantage of this method ...
Analysis of the dynamics of saturation and pressure close to the wellbore for condensate reservoirs as a tool to optimize liquid production
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Gas condensate reservoirs often exhibit a rapid decline in production with depletion. During early production, liquid dropout accumulates in the near wellbore area and this liquid dropout reduces the effective permeability ...
Development of a neural network model for the prediction of liquid holdup in two-phase horizontal flow
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Accurate prediction of liquid holdup associated with multiphase flow is a critical element in the design and operation of modern production systems. This prediction is complicated by the complexity in the distribution of ...
Evaluation of polymer free drill-in fluids for use in high productivity, horizontal well completions
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Advancements in deepwater drilling have necessitated the use of more specialized reservoir drill-in fluids (RDIF). These RDIFs must exhibit unique rheological properties while minimizing formation damage. Xanthan gum ...
Effects of flow paths on tight gas well performance
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
This thesis is a collection of models, solutions and analysis equations or type curves useful in analyzing the production behavior of tight gas wells. Variety of flow solutions is adapted to yield pressure response for ...
Formation damage studies of lubricants used with drill-in fluids systems on horizontal open-hole wells
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Tests were conducted to evaluate the effect of lubricants in formation damage. Two types of lubricants were tested along with two types of drill-in fluids. The DIF's tested included a sized-calcium carbonate (SCC) and a ...
Real time monitoring of multiple wells flowing under pseudosteady state condition by using Kalman filtering
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This work develops a method for the real time monitoring of well performance by using Kalman filtering. A system of two or more wells draining the same reservoir under pseudo steady state condition is monitored simultaneously ...
Vertical composition gradient effects on original hydrocarbon in place volumes and liquid recovery for volatile oil and gas condensate reservoirs
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Around the world, volatile oil and retrograde gas reservoirs are considered as complex thermodynamic systems and even more when they exhibit vertical composition variations. Those systems must be characterized by an equation ...