WCTC Research
A number of industry service providers have teamed to established a consortium to develop correlations for frictional losses and rheology on non-Newtonian fluids and foams pumped through reeled and straight coiled tubing. The consortium focuses on frictional pressure losses for drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids; developing engineering and design correlations; and evaluating rheology of fluids and foams as a function of shear rate and temperature.
A Drilling Consortium was established at the University of Oklahoma on June 1, 2002. The consortium's objective is to build a rigorous, quality-controlled database for understanding the deep gas drilling environment of certain geographical areas within Oklahoma.
WCTC has made significant progress in the area of third-party testing. Several tests have been successfully performed in areas of fluid rheology, proppant transport and coiled tubing applications. These tests have received encouraging responses from clientes, who expressed overall satisfaction with the services provided by WCTC.
Combining the resources available within WCTS as well as other departments throughout OU, WCTC is able offer a unique range of services to assist the oil industry. They have in-depth knowledge, good experience in performing various ranges of experimental work, a unique facility and personnel who know how to design and carry out tests for clients.
Some of the tests available are:
- Fluid rheology (drilling, completion, foam, cross-linked slurry, etc.)
- Proppant transport
- Proppant flow back
- Perforation pressure loss
- Coiled tubing applications
- Wellbore cleanout
- Mathematical simulation
- Drag reduction
