Open AccessSimulation of cuttings removal processes in the horizontal well
Author(s) -
В. А. Жигарев,
M. I. Pryazhnikov,
А. В. Матвеев,
D. V. Guzei,
A. V. Shebelev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1867/1/012031
Subject(s) - cutting , annulus (botany) , computer simulation , mechanics , particle size , particle (ecology) , materials science , geology , engineering , physics , composite material , chemical engineering , botany , oceanography , biology
The paper presents the results of a numerical simulation of the process of cleaning the annulus of a horizontal well. The effect of the cuttings particle size on the efficiency of cuttings removal from the annulus of the well was studied. The geometry of a real well was used as the calculation model. Cutting particles with sizes from 2 to 5 mm were considered in the numerical study. Velocity profiles of the solid phase (cuttings particles) in annular channels were obtained in the course of conducted numerical simulation.