{"id":24648,"date":"2024-06-05T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/?p=24648"},"modified":"2024-06-06T10:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:14:56","slug":"hole-cleaning-pillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/es\/2024\/06\/05\/hole-cleaning-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hole Cleaning Pillars &#8211; Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c53bde\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-6369d7d04c54780\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Introducing The Hole Cleaning Pillars Series<\/h2>\n<p>Efficient hole cleaning is an important aspect of successful drilling operations. Whether you&rsquo;re drilling for oil, gas, or geothermal energy, a clean hole is an essential building block of reliable drilling performance, minimizing risk and ultimately reducing NPT. &nbsp;The objective of this series of videos is to demonstrate the influence of the three critical parameters on hole cleaning efficiency in a high angle wellbore.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"383\" width=\"1200\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2-1024x327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pillars2-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div><div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c54c27\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-469d7d04c54e88\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"accent-color\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c55089\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-6569d7d04c552da\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2>1. Flow Rate<\/h2>\n<h4>We all know that flow rate is important for hole cleaning. The first instalment of our new flow loop videos demonstrates the effects of three rates of annular velocity on cuttings transportation across in-gauge and over-gauge holes.<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-469d7d04c55967\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Caudal\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shNsxo9fRjI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c55ba8\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-8769d7d04c55d8b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"accent-color\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c55f78\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-2269d7d04c5616d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2>2. Rotation<\/h2>\n<h4>How important is drill pipe rotary speed for effective hole cleaning? This second instalment explains in detail how rotary speed influences high angle hole cleaning.<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-7869d7d04c5661e\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"RPM\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CRNpUFCArSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c5684f\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-5869d7d04c56a1d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"accent-color\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c56c00\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-9769d7d04c56de3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2>3. Rheology<\/h2>\n<h4>What role does drilling fluid rheology play in hole cleaning? This final instalment explains in detail how low-end drilling fluid rheology influences high angle hole cleaning.<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-1869d7d04c57286\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Rheology\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Klic1fb7_Vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c574a5\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-469d7d04c57673\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"accent-color\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c5784a\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-5369d7d04c57b40\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Making Of The Hole Cleaning Video Series<\/h2>\n<p>This project was carried out at Robert Gordon University, School of Engineering. The flow loop was modified; changing the diameter, internal pipe position, and length. A test matrix was then performed varying flow rate, rotational speed, rheology, test section angle, and internal geometry. This resulted in 98 tests with different configurations. The most relevant videos were selected to produce the hole cleaning pillars series.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 10px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c57d36\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-2569d7d04c57f6a\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h2>&ldquo;This series illustrates the downhole interaction between cuttings, fluid, drill string and wellbore geometry in horizontal and high angle wells &ndash; highlighting the key parameters in hole cleaning systems&rdquo;.<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 10px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-4569d7d04c58479\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"467\" width=\"700\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Matias-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Matias-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Matias-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Matias Garza &ndash; Merlin Drilling Engineer<\/h6>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c586ae\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-2269d7d04c589b3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"554\" width=\"800\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias1-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-4369d7d04c58e0e\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"554\" width=\"800\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias2-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-3869d7d04c5920c\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"554\" width=\"800\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias3-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias3-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Matias3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c59499\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-9869d7d04c5a522\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p>The flow loop test sections are 3-meters long and include an internal pipe which rotates up to 150rpm and that is positioned eccentrically on the low side. The dimension relationship represents an equivalent configuration of a 5&rdquo; drill pipe on an 8 &frac12;&rdquo; hole scaled 1:1.6.<\/p>\n<p>Two extra sections were used to show the impact of the wellbore geometry, one being enlarged and the other restricted in the internal diameter. Also, two different sets of fluids were used in this test,&nbsp;showing the effect of low and high rheology values.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d7d04c5a736\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-1169d7d04c5a90d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; 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