With the rapid development of China’s economy and the increasing demand for resources in various regions, the speed and volume of railway operations are increasing, and diseases such as mud pumping and mud pumping in railway tunnels are becomin...
Atmospheric precipitation leads to the increase of moisture in the subgrade. The moisture and soil migration in subgrade is a key scientific problem in evaluating the service performance of the subgrade and resolving or preventing mud pumping. Using...
Fouling and mud-pumping problems in ballasted track significantly degrade serviceability and jeopardize train operational safety. The phenomenological approaches for post hoc forensic investigation and remedies of mud pumps have relatively been well...
To investigate the vertical migration response of fine sediments, the pore pressure response of the silty seabed under the action of waves was tested. Under the action of waves, there is an obvious pumping phenomenon in the sludge accumulated by pore...
REE-rich mud under the seabed at a 5500–5700 m water depth around Minamitorishima island and polymetallic nodules buried in the deep seabed are very promising and attractive to explore and develop. REEs are critical to develop due to the recent...
Compared with traditional deepwater drilling, riserless mud recovery (RMR) drilling technology has the advantages of improving drilling efficiency, reducing risks, and minimizing environmental effects. Therefore, RMR drilling technology has been wide...
Although mud pumps are vital components of a drilling rig, their failures are frequent. The identification of technical condition of these high-pressure piston pumps is difficult. There are no reliable criteria for the assessment of mud pump conditio...
With the development of mud shield tunnel construction technology, the demands on the working performance of a mud pump are becoming higher and higher. As one of the critical components of a mud pump that is easy to wear, the performance of the pisto...
The mud pump water sealing system (MPWSS) is important in the efficient operation and prolonged service life of the cutter suction dredger’s (CSD) mud pump. Considering that the underwater pump operates underwater and the shaft seal water press...
Polymetallic nodules and REE-rich mud under the seabed of 5500–5700 m water depth around Minamitorishima island are promising and attractive for exploration and development. Following our previous research, numerical analysis was used to invest...
Extreme rainfall events pose a growing threat to slab track subgrades by triggering mud pumping through fines migration and structural voids. This study introduces two innovations to enhance climate resilience in high-speed railway infrastructure: (i...
Mud pulse telemetry (MPT) systems are widely recognized for their effectiveness and are most commonly used to transmit downhole data to the surface in real time. These data facilitate the drilling process and make it more cost-efficient. In MPT, the...
Successful design and execution of slim-hole cementing operations depend on reliable prediction of the annular pressure and the efficiency of mud displacement by cement. A 3D model of the flow inside the casing and in the annulus during mud displacem...
A pumping-while-tripping method is proposed to mitigate pressure swabs during tripping out in wells with a narrow mud density window and extended reach. In the proposed tripping-out process, the fluid circulation is started by using a special pump fr...
The cyclic liquefaction of soils and associated mud-pumping can lead to costly repairs of roads, railways, and other heavy-haul infrastructure. Over the last decade, several laboratory studies have been conducted to investigate these phenomena, but,...
This study investigated the macro and meso mechanisms of void formation in graded aggregates within high-speed railway subgrades under train loads using a hybrid discrete element–finite difference method (DEM-FDM). First, a contact parameter in...
To improve the friction and wear performance of the piston-cylinder liner friction pair, inspired by earthworms and leeches, 27 kinds of pistons with cylindrical pit arrays are designed and processed. Through a friction test, four superior textured p...
Rare-earth mud and manganese nodules coexist on the seafloor around Minamitorishima Island. To investigate the feasibility of a pulp-lift system that can ensure economic efficiency by pumping manganese using rare-earth mud as the working fluid, we co...
This study examines the distribution of pore pressure (PP) and fracture gradient (FG) within intervals of lost circulation encountered during drilling operations in the Ordovician reservoir (IV-3 unit) of the Tin Fouye Tabankort (TFT) field, located...
Based on the 2013 field survey data of hydrology, suspended sediments and bottom sediments in the Central Hangzhou Bay, this paper explores the dynamic mechanism of suspended sediments in Hangzhou Bay by employing material flux decomposition. Meanwhi...
Disc pumps rely on the shear force generated by a co-rotating disc to transport the fluid, the interaction between the fluid and impeller is weak, providing such pumps advantages when handling multi-phase flow. In the present study, a loss analysis i...
The concept of zero energy buildings (ZEBs) has recently been actively introduced in the building sector, globally, to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. For the implementation of ZEBs, renewable energy systems, such as solar collectors,...
Wireline formation fluid sampling is extensively utilized to acquire downhole fluid samples. Due to mud filtrate invasion, enough time is required to pump out the formation fluid so that an acceptable level of contaminant is reached. Excessive cleanu...
The loss of circulation is a big problem in drilling operations. This problem is costly, time-consuming and may lead to a well control situation. Much research has investigated the effectiveness of using different chemicals as lost circulation materi...
Wadi aquifers in Saudi Arabia historically have been recharged primarily by channel loss (infiltration) during floods. Historically, seasonal groundwater levels fluctuated from land surface to about 3 m below the surface. Agricultural irrigation pump...
A sediment bypassing plant based on innovative jet pump, ejectors, has been tested in the first-of-a-kind demo application at the harbor of Cervia (Italy, Northern Adriatic Sea). The ejector is a jet pump aimed to reduce sediment accumulation in navi...
Shallow subsurface geological structure mapping combined with ground effective thermal conductivity values at the basin scale provide an appropriate method to evaluate the installation potential of ground-source heat pump systems. This study analyzed...
The design of drilling fluids is very important for the drilling operation success. The rheological properties play a key role in the performance of the drilling fluid. Therefore, studying the mud rheological properties of the water-based drilling fl...
Rate of penetration (ROP) means how fast the drilling bit is drilling through the formations. It is known that in the petroleum industry, most of the well cost is taken by the drilling operations. Therefore, it is very crucial to drill carefully and...
In the process of slug test in the field, mud and debris may infiltrate into the aquifer during the formation of the test well, and a poorly permeable annulus area appears around the test well wall. This is called the positive well-skin effect, which...
Various technological fluids, such as drilling muds, drill-in fluids, fracturing fluids, spacers, washes and cement slurries are used in the wellbore drilling process. The fundamental issue, which needs to be addressed in order to become acquainted w...
This paper synthesizes lessons learned from drilling a CO2-storage stratigraphic well in the San Juan Basin (New Mexico, USA) to clarify drivers of operational incidents and to inform future well planning. A literature review of regional drilling pro...
Turbodrills are extensively utilized within the oilfield development industry. In order to enhance the performance output of turbodrills, a novel stator and rotor structure has been conceptualized. Fluent 19.0 numerical simulation software was employ...
Deepwater drilling operations face critical challenges including narrow pore-fracture pressure windows, wellbore instability, and environmental concerns from drilling discharge. This paper presents a comprehensive systematic review of Riserless Mud R...
This study proposes a new waterproof sealing layer to reduce the impact of water on subgrade beds. The proposed waterproof sealing layer is composed of a polyurethane adhesive (PA) mixture, which aims to control interlaminar deformation and prevent s...
Enhancing the use of natural fibre for geotechnical purposes has attracted greater attention in the past decade, mainly because of the tangible benefits that this green approach would bring to our sustainable infrastructure developments. While this t...
Using geochemical and pumping test data from 80 groundwater wells, the chemical, hydrologic, and hydraulic properties of the fractured Eocene carbonate aquifer located west of the Al-Minya district, the Western Desert, Egypt, have been characterized...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the variation of wellbore temperature and bottom-hole pressure with key factors in the case of coupled temperature and pressure under multi-pressure system during deep-water drilling circulation. According to t...
This paper aims to solve the problems of difficult breakage and low water yield of wastewater-based drilling fluids. The effects of breakage agent dosage, reaction temperature, stirring speed, and pumping time on the water yield of wastewater-based d...
This paper presents an integrated downhole risk prevention and control system designed to enhance safety, efficiency and sustainability in deep-well drilling operations. The system incorporates advanced measurement processing, risk evaluation, and in...
Expanded soils are widely distributed in Xinjiang, China, so roadbeds will inevitably pass through the areas of the expansive soil during road construction. While Xinjiang belongs to the seasonal frozen region, subjected to a freeze–thaw cycle,...
The “Double High—Double Extra High” stage of offshore oilfields, where large pumps lift liquids, leads to a rapid rise in water concentration, which triggers a decrease in rock strength and exacerbates the risk of sand production; t...
The fluid seepage in saturated zone of subgrade promotes the migration of fine particles in the filler, resulting in the change of pore structure and morphology of the filler and the deformation of solid skeleton, which affects the fluid seepage char...
The drilling fluid cooling system is a key technology for reducing wellbore temperatures, improving the working environment of downhole equipment, and ensuring safe and efficient drilling in high-temperature wells. Based on the existing drilling flui...
When exploiting Jurassic-era coal resources in Northwest China, there are risks of water inrush and sand burst disasters from coal seam roofs. To improve the safety of coal mining, it is imperative to accurately and objectively evaluate the water inr...
Maintaining ballast performance in seasonal frozen regions is essential for resilient and sustainable railway infrastructure because freeze–thaw-driven fouling can shorten service life and increase maintenance-related material consumption. To i...