Browsing by Author "Nyakilla, Edwin E."

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    Application of machine learning in the prediction of compressive, and shear bond strengths from the experimental data in oil well cement at 80 °C. Ensemble trees boosting approach
    (Elsevier, 2022) Nyakilla, Edwin E.; Jun, Gu; Kasimu, Naswibu A.; Robert, Edwin F.; Innocent, Ndikubwimana; Mohamedy, Thamudi; Shaame, Mbarouk; Ngata, Mbega Ramadhani; Mabeyo, Petro E.
    The current study aimed at predicting shear bond strength (SBS) and compressive strength (CS) using ensemble techniques of gradient boosting regression tree (GBRT) from the experimental data. Experimental data were obtained from CS and SBS studies using class F fly ash as supplementary cementitious materials at different proportions. The experimental results showed that the application of class F fly ash increases both CS and SBS with curing time due to the pozzolanic action of the fly ash. The SBS and CS for 15% replacement after 28 days were 0.353 and 41.9 MPa, respectively compared to 0.324 and 39.5 Mpa for 30% fly ash. This means higher fly ash content decreases both CS and SBS. Cement, OWC, water, fly ash, curing time, and dispersant were set as input data for machine learning (ML) while experimental SBS and CS as output. ML results showed that GBRT overperformed Artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVM), and Gaussian process regression (GPR)models since it gave the greatest R2 = 0.995 for CS, 0.989 for SBS and the least loss functions (MSE = 0.160 , MAE = 0.174), and (MSE = 0.0005 , MAE = 0.0031) for CS and SBS, respectively.. The comparative findings of both experimental and estimation, therefore affirm that for the long life of oil and gas wells, GBRT can be implemented as an improved approach for cement hydration prediction.
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    Review of developments in nanotechnology application for formation damage control
    (American Chemical Society, 2022) Ngata, Mbega Ramadhani; Yang, Baolin; Aminu, Mohammed Dahiru; Iddphonce, Raphael; Omari, Athumani; Shaame, Mbarouk; Nyakilla, Edwin E.; Mwakateba, Imani Asukile; Mwakipunda, Grant Charles; Yanyi-Akofur, David
    Formation damage has the potential to impair and weaken reservoir productivity and injectivity, causing substantial economic losses. Oil and gas wells can be damaged by various mechanisms, such as solid invasion, rock–fluid incompatibilities, fluid–fluid incompatibilities, and phase trapping/blocking, which can reduce natural permeability of oil and gas near the wellbore zone. These can happen during most field operations, including drilling operations, completion, production, stimulation, and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Numerous studies have been undertaken in recent years on the application of nanotechnology to aid the control of formation damage. This review has found that nanotechnology is more successful than traditional materials in controlling formation damages in different phases of oil and gas development. This is facilitated by their small size and high surface area/volume ratio, which increase reactivity and interactivity to the adjacent materials/surfaces. Furthermore, adding hydrophilic nanoparticles (0.05wt %) to surfactants during EOR alters their wettability from 15 to 33%. Wettability alteration capabilities of nanoparticles are also exemplified by carbonate rock from oil-wet to water-wet after the concentration of 4 g/L silica nanoparticles is added. In addition, mixing nanoparticles to the drilling fluid reduced 70% of fluid loss. However, the mechanisms of impairment of conductivity in shale/tight formations are not consistent and can differ from one formation to another as a result of a high level of subsurface heterogeneity. Thus, the reactivity and interaction of nanoparticles in these shale/tight formations have not been clearly explained, and a recommendation is made for further investigations. We also recommend more nanotechnology field trials for future research because deductions from current studies are insufficient. This review provides more insights on the applications of nanoparticles in different stages of oil and gas development, increasing our understanding on the measures to control formation damage