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Globally scalable geothermal energy production through managed pressure operation control of deep closed-loop well systems by Fallah, AmirHossein, Gu, Qifan, Chen, Dongmei, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric, Holmes, Michael

“…•A deep closed-loop geothermal well concept is proposed for scalable power generation.•The proposed concept does not rely on flow through fractures and rock…”
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Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers as Lower Carbon Footprint Alternatives to Portland Cement for Well Cementing Applications by Horan, Cameron, Genedy, Moneeb, Juenger, Maria, van Oort, Eric

“…Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is currently the preferred material for the creation of barriers in wells during their construction and abandonment globally…”
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Intelligent Action Planning for Well Construction Operations Demonstrated for Hole Cleaning Optimization and Automation by Saini, Gurtej Singh, Pournazari, Parham, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric

“…Reactive and biased human decision-making during well construction operations can result in problems ranging from minor inefficiencies to events that can have…”
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Well Construction Action Planning and Automation through Finite-Horizon Sequential Decision-Making by Saini, Gurtej Singh, Erge, Oney, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric

“…Well construction operations require continuous complex decision-making and multi-step action planning. Action selection at every step demands a careful…”
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Advanced Mud Displacement Modeling for Slim Hole Cementing Operations by Wang, Ningyu, Lamb, Christopher, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric, Granier, Garrett, Gobert, Tatiana

“…Successful design and execution of slim-hole cementing operations depend on reliable prediction of the annular pressure and the efficiency of mud displacement…”
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Digital Twins for Real-Time Scenario Analysis during Well Construction Operations by Saini, Gurtej Singh, Fallah, AmirHossein, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric

“…Well construction is a complex multi-step process that requires decision-making at every step. These decisions, currently made by humans, are inadvertently…”
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Development and Validation of a Scenario-Based Drilling Simulator for Training and Evaluating Human Factors by Chan, Hong-Chih, Lee, Melissa M., Saini, Gurtej Singh, Pryor, Mitch, van Oort, Eric

“…Drilling and completing an oil/gas well is a time-sensitive and high-value operation, in which environment/system parameters change in unseen, unpredictable…”
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A simplified two-phase flow model using a quasi-equilibrium momentum balance by Aarsnes, Ulf Jakob F., Ambrus, Adrian, Di Meglio, Florent, Karimi Vajargah, Ali, Morten Aamo, Ole, van Oort, Eric

“…•Transient two phase flow is described with a single dynamic PDE.•Closure relations are obtained assuming a quasi-equilibrium momentum balance.•Approximations…”
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Real-Time Automated Geosteering Interpretation Combining Log Interpretation and 3D Horizon Tracking by D’Angelo, John, Zhao, Zeyu, Zhang, Yifan, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, Chen, Dongmei, van Oort, Eric

“…Existing methods for estimating formation boundaries from well-log data only analyze the formation along the wellbore, failing to capture changes in the 3D…”
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Rheological properties of Class F fly-ash based alkali-activated materials (AAMs) for oil and gas well cementing applications by Mundra, Harsh, Panchmatia, Parth, Juenger, Maria, van Oort, Eric

“…Class F fly ash-based alkali activated materials (AAMs) have shown promising strength and durability properties for oil- and gas-well cementing applications…”
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Permeability recovery by self-healing of class F fly ash-based geopolymers by Ross, John H., Genedy, Moneeb, Juenger, Maria C.G., van Oort, Eric

“…Alkali activated materials (AAMs), also known as geopolymers, have been proposed as lower carbon footprint alternative cementitious materials to ordinary…”
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Downhole heat management for drilling shallow and ultra-deep high enthalpy geothermal wells by Khaled, Mohamed Shafik, Wang, Ningyu, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric

“…•A validated coupled thermal/hydraulic model simulates the transient behavior of bottom hole circulating temperature and mud temperature profile of geothermal…”
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Computationally efficient simulation of non-isothermal two-phase flow during well construction using a new reduced drift-flux model by Gu, Qifan, Fallah, AmirHossein, Ambrus, Adrian, Feng, Tianheng, Chen, Dongmei, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric

“…•A novel reduced drift-flux model for non-isothermal two-phase flow is developed.•This model considers transient heat transfer and gas-in-oil solubility…”
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A machine learning approach to filtrate loss determination and test automation for drilling and completion fluids by Gul, Sercan, van Oort, Eric

“…Drilling fluid property characterization currently involves several manually executed analytical tests, conducted in accordance with American Petroleum…”
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Combining physics-based and data-driven modeling in well construction: Hybrid fluid dynamics modeling by Erge, Oney, van Oort, Eric

“…This study presents a hybrid modeling approach combining physics-based and data-driven models for improved standpipe pressure prediction during well…”
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Modeling the effects of drillstring eccentricity, pipe rotation and annular blockage on cuttings transport in deviated wells by Erge, Oney, van Oort, Eric

“…Transportation of drilled cuttings from the bit to the surface is one of the primary functions of a drilling fluid. This transport is facilitated primarily by…”
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Mud-to-cement conversion of non-aqueous drilling fluids using alkali-activated fly ash by Liu, Xiangyu, Nair, Sriramya, Aughenbaugh, Katherine, van Oort, Eric

“…Driven by the needs for reduced waste disposal and a sustainable environment, many efforts have been made to recycle coal combustion products. Fly ash, for…”
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Thermal cooling to improve hydraulic fracturing efficiency and hydrocarbon production in shales by Enayatpour, Saeid, van Oort, Eric, Patzek, Tad

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Investigation of pipe rocking and agitator effectiveness on friction reduction during slide drilling by Zhang, He, Ashok, Pradeepkumar, van Oort, Eric, Shor, Roman

“…In this paper, we present a comprehensive friction reduction model to investigate the combined effects of pipe rocking and drilling agitator tools (DAT) on…”
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Frictional pressure losses of Non-Newtonian fluids in helical pipes: Applications for automated rheology measurements by Gul, Sercan, Erge, Oney, van Oort, Eric

“…Frequent and accurate drilling fluid measurements are critical to optimum well construction. Proper management of drilling fluid properties such as density and…”
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