OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of SPE Drilling & Completion is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Modeling Fracture Closure with Proppant Settling and Embedment during Shut-In and Production	27
Practical Machine-Learning Applications in Well-Drilling Operations	27
Shape Memory Polymers as Lost Circulation Materials for Sealing Wide-Opened Natural Fractures	19
Identification and Mitigation of Friction- and Cutting-Action-Induced Stick/Slip Vibrations with PDC Bits	19
Polyoxyethylene Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactants as a Completion Fluid Additive to Mitigate Formation Damage	18
Experimental Investigation of Aloe-Vera-Based CuO Nanofluid as a Novel Additive in Improving the Rheological and Filtration Properties of Water-Based Drilling Fluid	16
Preloading Depleted Parent Wells To Avoid Fracture Hits: Some Important Design Considerations	15
Matrix Acidizing: A Laboratory and Field Investigation of Sludge Formation and Removal of Oil-Based Drilling Mud Filter Cake	15
A Semiempirical Model for Rate of Penetration with Application to an Offshore Gas Field	13
Prediction of Penetration Rate for PDC Bits Using Indices of Rock Drillability, Cuttings Removal, and Bit Wear	13
Measurement of Mud Motor Back-Drive Dynamics, Associated Risks, and Benefits of Real-Time Detection and Mitigation Measures	13
Investigation of PDC Cutter Structural Integrity in Hard Rocks	12
Large-Scale Deployment of a Closed-Loop Drilling Optimization System: Implementation and Field Results	11
The Effect of Inclination on the Stability of Foam Systems in Drilling and Well Operations	11
Study of Ultrasonic Logs and Seepage Potential on Sandwich Sections Retrieved from a North Sea Production Well	10
Experimental Study of Cuttings Transport with Non-Newtonian Fluid in an Inclined Well Using Visualization and Electrical Resistance Tomography Techniques	10
Study on Debonding Issue of Cementing Interfaces Caused by Perforation with Numerical Simulation and Experimental Measures	10
On Improving Algorithm Efficiency of Gas-Kick Simulations toward Automated Influx Management: A Robertson Differential-Algebraic-Equation Problem Approach	10
Modeling and Numerical Implementation of Managed-Pressure-Drilling Systems for the Assessment of Pressure-Control Systems	9
Analysis of Torsional Stick-Slip Situations from Recorded Downhole Rotational Speed Measurements	9
Early Detection and Estimation of Kick in Managed Pressure Drilling	9
Standardization of Mechanical Specific Energy Equations and Nomenclature	8
One Stage Forward or Two Stages Back: What Are We Treating? Identification of Internal Casing Erosion during Hydraulic Fracturing—A Montney Case Study Using Ultrasonic and Fiber-Optic Diagnostics	8
Assisted Cement Log Interpretation Using Machine Learning	7
Formation-Damage Assessment and Filter-Cake Characterization of Ca-Bentonite Fluids Enhanced with Nanoparticles	7

Investigating the Properties of Modified Drilling Mud with Barite/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite	7
Numerical Study on the Impact of Spiral Tortuous Hole on Cuttings Removal in Horizontal Wells	7
Pressure Decline Analysis in Fractured Horizontal Wells: Comparison between Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test, Flowback, and Main Stage Falloff	7
Comparative Evaluation of Bismuth-Silver and Bismuth-Tin Alloys for Plug and Abandonment	7
Quantifying Erosion of Downhole Solids Control Equipment during Openhole, Multistage Fracturing	7
Fracture Prevention Following Offshore Well Blowouts: Selecting the Appropriate Capping Stack Shut-In Strategy	7
Identifying Formation Creep: Ultrasonic Bond Logging Field Examples	6
Severe Casing Failure in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Using Dual-Scale Modeling Approach	6
Sand Screen with Check-Valve Inflow Control Devices	6
A Novel Method of Removing Emulsion Blockage after Drilling Operations Using Thermochemical Fluid	6
Strategies for Prevention of Downhole Tool Failure Caused by High Bottomhole Temperature in Geothermal and High-Pressure/High-Temperature Oil and Gas Wells	6
A Mechanistic Model for Wellbore Cleanout in Horizontal and Inclined Wells	5
Assessment of Lost Circulation Material Particle-Size Distribution on Fracture Sealing: A Numerical Study	5
Practical Considerations in Alternate Fracturing with Shift/Fracture/Close Operation: Learnings from Geomechanical Modeling and Downhole Diagnostics	5
Use of Fiber-Optic Information To Detect and Investigate the Gas-in-Riser Phenomenon	5
Application of Nanosilica in Glycerol-Based Drilling Fluid for Shale Formations	5