Our hydraulic module implements the advanced Herschel-Bulkley model, widely adopted in industry-leading software solutions. This model provides superior characterization of rheological properties across diverse fluid types. It excels at capturing both the non-linear rheological behavior of drilling fluids and their complex characteristics at low shear rates. In drilling applications, the Herschel-Bulkley model delivers highly accurate predictions of hydraulic losses, cuttings transport velocity, and hole cleaning efficiency.
The module delivers comprehensive wellbore hydraulics analysis, encompassing pressure loss calculations during drilling and bottomhole circulation, surge-and-swab effects modeling during tripping operations, and optimization of maximum tripping speeds while maintaining wellbore stability based on geomechanical constraints.
The reliability of calculations has been validated through extensive testing based on laboratory research, industrial drilling data, and specialized R&D measurements.
