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Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling
Technologies and Case Studies for the Energy Transition
- 1st Edition - March 13, 2024
- Editors: David Wood, Jianchao Cai
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 2 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 2 1 - 0
Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the technical fun… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Natural Gas Drilling, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the technical fundamentals needed in the natural gas industry with an additional sustainability lens. Introductory topics include underbalanced technologies, well integrity, and well trajectory. Advanced applications include utilizing nanoparticles to reduce environmental impact, and techniques to drill for underground gas storage and carbon capture operations. Supported by corporate and academic contributors along with two well-distinguished editors, Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling provides today’s natural gas engineers the knowledge to adjust current drilling practices in a more environmentally sustainable way.
- Accelerate emissions with case studies and visuals to illustrate how new principles can be applied in practical situations
- Understand innovative advances that are leading to improved environmental performance
- Bridge from theory to application with worldwide contributors representing academia and industry
Natural gas engineers; drilling engineers; offshore engineers; carbon capture researchers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- About the Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering Series
- About this volume: Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling: Technologies and Case Studies for the Energy Transition
- Section One: Drilling techniques tailored to meet the challenges
- Chapter 1. Natural gas drilling: an overview of sustainability challenges
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 1.3 Advanced concepts
- 1.4 Case studies: European Union gas markets
- 1.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 2. Deep and horizontal drilling technologies for natural gas
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Drilling types for natural gas exploitation
- 2.3 Key technologies of deep and horizontal drilling
- 2.4 Achievements and challenges of deep and horizontal drilling
- 2.5 Summary
- Abbreviations
- References
- Chapter 3. Water management challenges for tight reservoir fracture stimulation
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 3.3 Advanced concepts
- 3.4 Case studies: Permian and Appalachian Basins (U.S.A.)
- 3.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section Two: Wellbore planning and control
- Chapter 4. Well control and kick tolerance in extended reach drilling
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 4.3 Advanced concepts
- 4.4 Case studies: Single bubble and multiphase flow models
- 4.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 5. Wellbore stability and the establishment of a safe mud weight window
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 5.3 Advanced concepts
- 5.4 Case studies: Safe mud weight window applications
- 5.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 6. Real-time monitoring and optimization of drilling performance using artificial intelligence techniques: a review
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 6.3 Advanced concepts
- 6.4 Case studies: Drilling fluids, rate of penetration and lost circulation
- 6.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 7. Multiphase flow and pressure control in wellbores during underbalanced drilling operations
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Wellbore multiphase flow model
- 7.3 Numerical solutions and verifications
- 7.4 Multiphase response characteristics of wellbores during underbalanced drilling
- 7.5 Intelligent control method of wellbore pressure
- 7.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter 8. Directional wellbore trajectory optimization incorporating cubic Bezier curves and collision-avoidance constraints
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 8.3 Advanced concepts: wellbore collision avoidance
- 8.4 Case studies: Trajectory optimization and well collision avoidance
- 8.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 9. Hole cleaning technology for unconventional gas horizontal wells
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Horizontal wellbore cuttings migration principles
- 9.3 Transient model to predict cuttings bed distribution
- 9.4 Effect of drill pipe rotation on cuttings migration
- 9.5 Cuttings bed monitoring and analysis software
- 9.6 Development of cuttings-bed-remover system
- 9.7 Case study: Field application of a cuttings-bed-remover system in a horizontal wellbore
- 9.8 Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section Three: Drilling fluids and environmental impacts
- Chapter 10. Applications of chemical and isotopic tracers to optimize well placement and monitor for contamination by reservoir-derived fluids
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 10.3 Advanced concepts
- 10.4 Case studies: Chemical tracer wellbore applications
- 10.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 11. Gas-aphron drilling fluids enhanced with silica nanoparticles and biosurfactant
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 11.3 Advanced concepts
- 11.4 Case studies: Rheological characteristics and nanoparticle enhancements
- 11.5 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 12. Characteristics and applications of solids-free drilling fluids for coalbed methane exploitation
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Method
- 12.3 Results and discussion
- 12.4 Summary
- Funding
- Conflicts of interest
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section Four: Drilling for unconventional gas resources
- Chapter 13. Minimizing coalbed methane formation damage by biodegradable chelating agent flooding
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Materials and methods
- 13.3 Results and discussions
- 13.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 14. Drilling of gas hydrate reservoirs: recent technological developments and solutions to drilling problems
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Fundamental concepts
- 14.3 Advanced concepts
- 14.4 Case studies: Gas hydrate drilling
- 14.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15. Horizontal well-drilling technology for shale-gas formation
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Factory drilling technology
- 15.3 Three-dimensional horizontal well trajectory optimization design
- 15.4 Geology-engineering integration technology
- 15.5 Rate of penetration enhancement methods and tools
- 15.6 High-performance oil-based drilling fluid
- 15.7 Efficient cementing technology
- 15.8 Drilling technology development trends
- 15.9 Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 16. Multiwell pad drilling technology for shale gas reservoirs: progress and perspectives
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Predrilling engineering standardization
- 16.3 Key technologies of multiwell pad drilling
- 16.4 Possible development trends for multiwell pad drilling
- 16.5 Summary
- Abbreviations
- References
- Section Five: Drilling Innovations
- Chapter 17. Innovations in drilling and well construction technologies in natural gas reservoir drilling
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Fundamentals: material innovations
- 17.3 Advanced concepts: drilling process and operational advancements
- 17.4 Case studies: Modeling and experimental innovations
- 17.5 Summary
- Acknowledgment
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 18. Progress on drilling innovations for natural gas hydrate
- Abstract
- 18.1 Fundamentals of natural gas hydrate reservoirs
- 18.2 Drilling innovations for marine natural gas hydrate reservoirs
- 18.3 Well completion innovations for marine natural gas hydrate
- 18.4 Drilling innovations for permafrost natural gas hydrate
- 18.5 Flow assurance in natural gas hydrate wells
- 18.6 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 19. Well integrity for underground gas storage relating to natural gas, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 19.3 Advanced concepts
- 19.4 Case study: Aliso Canyon underground gas storage well SS#25 leak of 2015/2016
- 19.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 628
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 13, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443134227
- eBook ISBN: 9780443134210
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David Wood
David A. Wood has more than forty years of international gas, oil, and broader energy experience since gaining his Ph.D. in geosciences from Imperial College London in the 1970s. His expertise covers multiple fields including subsurface geoscience and engineering relating to oil and gas exploration and production, energy supply chain technologies, and efficiencies. For the past two decades, David has worked as an independent international consultant, researcher, training provider, and expert witness. He has published an extensive body of work on geoscience, engineering, energy, and machine learning topics. He currently consults and conducts research on a variety of technical and commercial aspects of energy and environmental issues through his consultancy, DWA Energy Limited. He has extensive editorial experience as a founding editor of Elsevier’s Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering in 2008/9 then serving as Editor-in-Chief from 2013 to 2016. He is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Geo-Energy Research.
Affiliations and expertise
Owner/Consultant, DWA Energy Limited, UKJC
Jianchao Cai
Jianchao Cai received his B.Sc in Physics from Henan Normal University and MSc and Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is currently a professor at the Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Meanwhile, he serves as Associate Editor or Editorial member for several journals including Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Fractals. He has published more than 130 journal articles, two books, and numerous book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), P.R. ChinaRead Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling on ScienceDirect