Effect of Yield Power Law Fluid Rheological Properties on Cuttings Transport in Eccentric Horizontal Narrow Annulus

Table 1

CFD simulation matrix.

Simulation data	Diameter ratio
Flow behavior index	0.31–0.75
Consistency index (, Pa⋅)	1.7–6.3
Yield stress (, )	2–8
Zero shear rate viscosity (, Pa⋅s)	1100
Fluid density (,	1020
Bulk fluid velocity (, )	0.50
Inner pipe rotation speed (, )	0
Outer diameter (, )	50.8
Inner diameter (, )	45.7
Eccentricity	0.50
Cuttings density (,	2650
Avg. cuttings size (mm)	1.0 & 4.0
Rate of penetration, ROP (m/s)	0.00508