A coupled CFD-DEM simulation of fracture sealing: Effect of lost circulation material, drilling fluid and fracture conditions
Chong Lin, Arash Dahi Taleghani, Yili Kang, Chengyuan Xu
Topics & Concepts
Lost circulationMechanicsMaterials scienceDragCFD-DEMWedge (geometry)Fracture (geology)ComminutionParticle (ecology)Particle sizeDrilling fluidComputational fluid dynamicsGeotechnical engineeringDrillingGeologyComposite materialGeometryMathematicsPhysicsOceanographyPaleontologyMetallurgyDrilling and Well EngineeringRock Mechanics and ModelingGranular flow and fluidized beds