OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of SPE Drilling & Completion is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Practical Machine-Learning Applications in Well-Drilling Operations	28
Shape Memory Polymers as Lost Circulation Materials for Sealing Wide-Opened Natural Fractures	20
Prediction of Penetration Rate for PDC Bits Using Indices of Rock Drillability, Cuttings Removal, and Bit Wear	17
Experimental Investigation of Aloe-Vera-Based CuO Nanofluid as a Novel Additive in Improving the Rheological and Filtration Properties of Water-Based Drilling Fluid	17
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	13
Measurement of Mud Motor Back-Drive Dynamics, Associated Risks, and Benefits of Real-Time Detection and Mitigation Measures	13
Experimental Study of Cuttings Transport with Non-Newtonian Fluid in an Inclined Well Using Visualization and Electrical Resistance Tomography Techniques	12
Study of Ultrasonic Logs and Seepage Potential on Sandwich Sections Retrieved from a North Sea Production Well	12
On Improving Algorithm Efficiency of Gas-Kick Simulations toward Automated Influx Management: A Robertson Differential-Algebraic-Equation Problem Approach	12
Analysis of Torsional Stick-Slip Situations from Recorded Downhole Rotational Speed Measurements	11
Numerical Study on the Impact of Spiral Tortuous Hole on Cuttings Removal in Horizontal Wells	9
Pressure Decline Analysis in Fractured Horizontal Wells: Comparison between Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test, Flowback, and Main Stage Falloff	8
Standardization of Mechanical Specific Energy Equations and Nomenclature	8
Assisted Cement Log Interpretation Using Machine Learning	7
Investigating the Properties of Modified Drilling Mud with Barite/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite	7
Quantifying Erosion of Downhole Solids Control Equipment during Openhole, Multistage Fracturing	7
Strategies for Prevention of Downhole Tool Failure Caused by High Bottomhole Temperature in Geothermal and High-Pressure/High-Temperature Oil and Gas Wells	7
A Mechanistic Model for Wellbore Cleanout in Horizontal and Inclined Wells	6
Assessment of Lost Circulation Material Particle-Size Distribution on Fracture Sealing: A Numerical Study	6
Application of Nanosilica in Glycerol-Based Drilling Fluid for Shale Formations	6
Identifying Formation Creep: Ultrasonic Bond Logging Field Examples	6
Severe Casing Failure in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Using Dual-Scale Modeling Approach	6
Simulating Drillstring Dynamics Motion and Post-Buckling State with Advanced Transient Dynamics Model	5
Use of Fiber-Optic Information To Detect and Investigate the Gas-in-Riser Phenomenon	5
Synthesis of Asphalt Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Drilling Fluid Properties and Shale Dispersion	5

A Generalized Solution to the Point-to-Target Problem Using the Minimum Curvature Method	5
Unplugging Standalone Sand-Control Screens Using High-Power Shock Waves	5
A Machine Learning Approach for Gas Kick Identification	5
Automatic Interpretation of Oil and Gas Well Cement Evaluation Logs Using Fuzzy Convolutional Neural Networks	5
How to Improve Accuracy of a Kick Tolerance Model by Considering the Effects of Kick Classification, Frictional Losses, Pore Pressure Profile, and Influx Temperature	4
Fluid Circulation Effects on Torque and Drag Results, Modeling, and Validation	4
Real-Time Underreamer Vibration Predicting, Monitoring, and Decision-Making Using Hybrid Modeling and a Process Digital Twin	4
Factors Controlling the Flow and Connectivity in Fracture Networks in Naturally Fractured Geothermal Formations	4
Experimental Evaluation of a New Nonaromatic Nonionic Surfactant for Deep Carbonate Stimulation	4
Influence Laws for Hydraulic Sealing Capacity in Shale Gas Well Cementing	4
Design for Reliability: Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Cased and Perforated Completions with Standalone Screen	4
Quantifying Global and Random Uncertainties in High Resolution Global Geomagnetic Field Models Used for Directional Drilling	4
Well Shear Associated with Conventional and Unconventional Operations: Diagnosis and Mechanisms	4
Design to First Deployment: Pressure-Activated Sliding Sleeve for Single-Trip Completion	4
Evaluating Stimulation Effectiveness with Permanent Optical Fiber and Sealed Wellbore Pressure Monitoring: Bakken Shale Case Study	4
Investigation of Dehydroxylated Sodium Bentonite as a Pozzolanic Extender in Oil-Well Cement	4
Unconventional Bradenhead Cementing in the Delaware Basin Case History	3
Correlating Surface and Downhole Perforation Entry Hole Measurements Leads to Development of Improved Perforating Systems	3
Deep Learning Approach of Drilling Decision for Subhorizontal Drain Geosteering Based on APC-LSTM Model	3
An Accurate Model for Prediction of Turbulent Frictional Pressure Loss of Power-Law Fluids in Eccentric Geometries	3
Evaluating Precision of Annular Pressure Buildup (APB) Estimation Using Machine-Learning Tools	3
Applications of Machine Learning Methods to Predict Hole Cleaning in Horizontal and Highly Deviated Wells	3
Investigation of the Internal Blowout Accident Involving Overpressured Reservoirs: Case of CI-11 Well, Southern Tunisia	3
Prediction of Reservoir-Kick Effect and Its Management in the Managed-Pressure-Drilling Operation	3
Risk-Controlled Wellbore Stability Criterion Based on a Machine-Learning-Assisted Finite-Element Model	3
Analysis of Riser Gas Pressure from Full-Scale Gas-in-Riser Experiments with Instrumentation	3
New Triaxial Connection Safety Factor for Tubular Design	3
New Experimental Results Show the Application of Fiber Optic to Detect and to Track Gas Position in Marine Risers and Shed Light on the Gas Migration Phenomenon Inside a Closed Well	3
A Generalized Empirical Expression for Collapse of Worn Tubulars Using Stress Concentration Factors	3
Completion Designs in Horizontal Well with Transverse Hydraulic Fractures for Enhanced Recovery in Unconventional or Tight Reservoirs	3
Quantification of Shrinkage-Induced Cracking in Oilwell Cement Sheaths	3
When Slick Is Not Smooth: Bottomhole Assembly Selection and Its Impact on Wellbore Quality	3
IADC Code Upgrade: Data Collection and Workflow Required to Conduct Bit and BHA Forensics to Create Effective Changes in Practices or Design	2
Effect of Fault Slip on the Casing Passability of Horizontal Shale Oil and Gas Wells	2
Optimal Design of Magnetic Torque for a Hydraulic-Magnetic Rotary Hole Cleaning Tool in Horizontal Drilling	2
Horner Analysis for Negative Inflow Tests of Well Barriers	2
API Connection Leak Equation Extended with Dependence on Axial Force and Backup Pressure	2
Connecting Multilayer Semantic Networks to Data Lakes: The Representation of Data Uncertainty and Quality	2
Ram Performance and Hydraulic Modeling of Subsea Blowout Preventer Control System	2
Simplifying Well Abandonments Using Shale as a Barrier	2
Target-Hitting Probability Prediction of Landing Point for a Horizontal Well	2
Application of Group Method of Data Handling via a Modified Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm in the Prediction of Compressive Strength of Oilwell Cement with Reinforced Fly Ash Based on Experimental Data	2
Classification of Drilled Lithology in Real-Time Using Deep Learning with Online Calibration	2
Magnetic Ranging Method for Horizontal Section Spacing Control of Cluster Wells	2
Measurement While Drilling Mud Pulse Signal Denoising and Extraction Approach Based on Particle-Swarm-Optimized Time-Varying Filtering Empirical Mode Decomposition	2
Modeling Cuttings Transport without Drillpipe Rotation While Using the Concepts of Static and Dynamic Yield Stresses	2