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Analysis of the Lost Circulation Problem
Xingquan Zhang1, Renjun Xie1, Kuan Liu2,*, Yating Li2, Yuqiang Xu2,*
1 CNOOC Research Institute, Beijing, 100101, China
2 College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, China
* Corresponding Authors: Kuan Liu. Email: ; Yuqiang Xu. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Fluid Flow and Materials Strength related to the Wellbore Safety)
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(6), 1721-1733. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.025578
Received 20 July 2022; Accepted 11 October 2022; Issue published 30 January 2023
Abstract
The well-known “lost circulation” problem refers to the uncontrolled flow of whole mud into a formation. In order to address the problem related to the paucity of available data, in the present study, a model is introduced for the lost-circulation risk sample profile of a drilled well. The model is built taking into account effective data (the Block L). Then, using a three-dimensional geological modeling software, relying on the variation function and sequential Gaussian simulation method, a three-dimensional block lost-circulation risk model is introduced able to provide relevant information for regional analyses.
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Zhang, X., Xie, R., Liu, K., Li, Y., Xu, Y. (2023). Analysis of the Lost Circulation Problem.
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 19(6), 1721–1733.