A study on heat transfer inside the wellbore during drilling operations

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Apak, Esat Can
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Analysis of the drilling fluid temperature in a circulating well is the main objective of this study. Initially, an analytical temperature distribution model, which utilizes basic energy conservation principle, is presented for this purpose. A computer program is written in order to easily implement this model to different cases. Variables that have significant effect on temperature profile are observed. Since the verification of the analytical model is not probable for many cases, a computer program (ANSYS) that uses finite element method is employed to simulate different well conditions. Three different wells were modeled by using rectangular FLOTRAN CFD element that has four nodes. Maximum drilling fluid temperature data corresponding to significant variables is collectedfrom these models. This data is then used to develop an empirical correlation in order to determine maximum drilling fluid temperature. The proposed empirical correlation can estimate the temperature distribution within the wellbore with an average error of less than 16%, and maximum drilling fluid temperature with an average error of less than 7 %.
Engineering Design.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16221
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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E. C. Apak, “A study on heat transfer inside the wellbore during drilling operations,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.
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