Wellbore Cleaning

Wellbore Cleaning is a drilling engineering process that involves the systematic removal of drill cuttings and debris from the borehole annulus to maintain wellbore integrity and ensure efficient drilling operations.

281

Publications

8.4K

Citations

818

Authors

167

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Drilling Engineering

Children

Annular Flow RegimesCirculation PracticesCoiled Tubing Wellbore CleaningCuttings Bed FormationCuttings Re-suspensionCuttings Settling VelocityCuttings Transport ModelingDeviation Angle EffectsDirectional Well CleaningDrill Pipe Rotation Effects

Publications

281

The Effects of Mud Rheology on Annular Hole Cleaning in Directional Wells

Slavomir S. Okrajni, J. J. Azar · SPE Drilling Engineering · 1986 · 172 citations

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Drilling +16

Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids

Natalie Vanessa Boyou, Issham Ismail, Wan Rosli Wan Sulaiman et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2019 · 162 citations · Full text

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Drilling +15

Hole Cleaning in Full-Scale Inclined Wellbores

Thomas R. Sifferman, Thomas E. Becker · SPE Drilling Engineering · 1992 · 155 citations

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Drilling +16

Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review

Husameldin Mahmoud, Ahmed Hamza, Mustafa S. Nasser et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2019 · 139 citations

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Drilling +16

Hole-cleaning performance comparison of oil-based and water-based drilling fluids

Sneha Sayindla, Bjørnar Lund, Jan David Ytrehus et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2017 · 136 citations · Full text

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Drilling +13

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Authors

818

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Arild Saasen
University of Stavanger, Norway
13 publications · 491 citations
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Ramadan Ahmed
University of Oklahoma, United States
10 publications · 381 citations
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Nicholas Takach
University of Tulsa, United States
9 publications · 232 citations
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Jan David Ytrehus
SINTEF, Norway
7 publications · 240 citations
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Bjørnar Lund
SINTEF, Norway
6 publications · 209 citations
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Institutions

167

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Venues

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
20 publications · 1.2K citations
18
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SPE Drilling & Completion
13 publications · 401 citations
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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
Conference · 15 publications · 322 citations
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SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control
8 publications · 135 citations
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SPE Journal
6 publications · 371 citations
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