OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of SPE Drilling & Completion is 4. 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
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
Prediction of Penetration Rate for PDC Bits Using Indices of Rock Drillability, Cuttings Removal, and Bit Wear	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
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
Assisted Cement Log Interpretation Using Machine Learning	7
Investigating the Properties of Modified Drilling Mud with Barite/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite	7
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
A Mechanistic Model for Wellbore Cleanout in Horizontal and Inclined Wells	6
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
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
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
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