Open AccessADVANCED CUTTINGS TRANSPORT STUDY
Author(s) -
Troy Reed,
Stefan Miska,
Nicholas Takach,
K. Ashenayi,
Mark Pickell,
Len Volk,
Mike Volk,
Lian Zhou,
Zhu Chen,
Crystal Redden,
Aimee Washington
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/819262
Subject(s) - cutting , task (project management) , engineering , mechanical engineering , operations management , simulation , computer science , systems engineering , botany , biology
This is the second quarterly progress report for Year-4 of the ACTS Project. It includes a review of progress made in: (1) Flow Loop construction and development and (2) research tasks during the period of time between October 1, 2002 and December 30, 2002. This report presents a review of progress on the following specific tasks. (a) Design and development of an Advanced Cuttings Transport Facility Task 3: Addition of a Cuttings Injection/Separation System, Task 4: Addition of a Pipe Rotation System. (b) New research project (Task 9b): ''Development of a Foam Generator/Viscometer for Elevated Pressure and Elevated Temperature (EPET) Conditions''. (d) Research project (Task 10): ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Aerated Mud Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions''. (e) Research on three instrumentation tasks to measure: Cuttings concentration and distribution in a flowing slurry (Task 11), Foam texture while transporting cuttings. (Task 12), and Viscosity of Foam under EPET (Task 9b). (f) New Research project (Task 13): ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Foam under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions''. (g) Development of a Safety program for the ACTS Flow Loop. Progress on a comprehensive safety review of all flow-loop components and operational procedures. (Task 1S). (h) Activities towards technology transfer and developing contacts with Petroleum and service company members, and increasing the number of JIP members