Many fluid leak detection mechanisms rely on observation of volume changes and physical evidence of leak, which may take hours, days and sometimes weeks or months to be seen. This is a concern in gas plants where the proximity of the leakage may constitute environmental pollution...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i7934
Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, the simplest hydrocarbon molecule, with only one carbon atom. But most gas at the wellhead contains other hydrocarbon molecules known as Natural Gas Liquids (NGL). Heavier gaseous hydrocarbons such as propane (C3H8), normal butane (n-C4H...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i6919
Artificial neural networks (ANN) was used to predict the rheological properties of high temperature high pressure gas well cement slurries. Seven different materials were used as additives which includes: Fresh water, dyckerhoff, silica flour, antifoam, extender, fluid loss, disp...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i5907
This study explores the effects of silica flour and potassium chloride on the rheological properties of high temperature and pressure gas wells. Seven different materials were used as additives which includes: fresh water, dyckerhoff, silica flour, antifoam, extender, fluid loss,...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i4903
The most frequent viscosifier used in hydraulic fracturing fluid design is guar and its derivatives. However, Guar leaves residues in solution, it is unstable at higher temperatures, and is not immune to market dynamics of demand and supply. This research aims to source for an al...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v9i330236