SEAL

Cementing Made Easy

Optimize cementing jobs & manage methane leakage risk

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UBC-SEAL is a start-up venture growing from the research group of Dr. Ian Frigaard at UBC. The group has researched cementing and well integrity for 25 years, produced 25 PhD and Master’s theses, >100 peer-reviewed journal papers, and >60 conference papers on these topics, and is ongoing.

We are packing all that knowledge into UBC-SEAL, a multi-level engineering software platform built for engineers to design and optimize primary cementing jobs, remedial jobs, and manage methane leakage risk.

Key Features

centralization

Numerical Models

SEAL houses battle-tested 1D, 2D, and 3D models for pressure, temperature, casing centralization, and displacement in oil wells.

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Flexibility

Built for both industrial and research use cases, SEAL comes equipped with multiple unit measurement systems, alongside the ability to define and persist custom configurations e.g., Casings
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Visualizations

SEAL provides extensive 2D/3D images that accurately describe the subsurface behaviour of wells

SEAL-BC

Backed up by more than 30 years of research, our Best-in-Class simulations capture small details in the flow without compromising computation time. Optimize fluids’ design, centralization schedule.

SEAL-LR

A first in the market, we model leakage and remediation during production and decommissioning stages, delivering knowledge to complete jobs in a cost-effective manner.

SEAL-AI

SEAL-BC and SEAL-LR open gateways for SEAL to assist financial de-risking, to assess reservoir-scale carbon-capture projects and for future AI optimization approaches.

Pilot Projects

Are you interested in trying SEAL? SEAL is at a TRL 6/7. We are working hard on finalizing the GUI. If you are a O&G or a cementing company and would like to work with us to test our codes please email complexfluids dash admin at lists dot ubc dot ca

Knowledge Base

SEAL technology is built on the publicly and industrially funded research that is available in the following sources:

Refereed Publications

No.ReferenceDOI
104M. Izadi, I.A. Frigaard, Effects of microannulus geometry and slurry particle size on squeeze cementing effectiveness, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 257, Part B, 214262, 2026https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2025.214262
103F. Bararpour, I.A. Frigaard, Capturing dispersion of Herschel–Bulkley fluids in miscible primary cementing displacement flows, J. Fluid Mech., 1022, A15, 2025https://doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.10773
102H. Hassanzadeh, M.H. Moosavi, I.A. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi, Turbulence characteristic evolution in jets interacting with viscoplastic fluids, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 346, 105494, 2025https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2025.105494
101H. Rahmani, I.A. Frigaard, Pore-network modeling of viscoplastic flows: a Hele-Shaw cell flow analogy, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 345, 105485, 2025https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2025.105485
100F. Bararpour, M. Carrasco-Teja, I.A. Frigaard, Primary cementing flows: accurate computation of multi-fluid displacement sequences, Phys. Fluids, 37 (8), 083103, 2025https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0277824
99S. Sotoudeh, M. Izadi, D. Ytrehus, A. Taghipour, I.A. Frigaard, Laminar annular displacement flows with rotating inner cylinder in large annuli, Phys. Fluids, 37, 023147, 2025https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0249865
98S.S. Charabin, I.A. Frigaard, Exchange flows and plug cementing, J. Fluid Mech., 1000, A67, 2024https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.1022
97S. Sotoudeh, I.A. Frigaard, Computational study of Newtonian laminar annular horizontal displacement flows with rotating inner cylinder, Phys. Fluids, 36 (8), 083113, 2024https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222314
96M. Ghorbani, R. Zhang, K.E.T. Giljarhus, H.J. Skadsem, I.A. Frigaard, Density unstable fluid displacement in vertical annuli, Phys. Fluids, 36, 077151, 2024https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216281
95M. Izadi, E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard, Controlling Well Leakage: Rheological and Operational Effects, Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 32, 45616, 2024https://doi.org/10.31265/atnrs.781
94M. Izadi, E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard, Risk-based analysis of squeeze cementing operations, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 234, 212687, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212687
93H. Hassanzadeh, D.I. Wilson, I. Frigaard, S. M. Taghavi, Turbulent impingement jet cleaning of thick viscoplastic layers: An experimental approach, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 330, 105264, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2024.105264
92H.J. Skadsem, R. Zhang, I.A. Frigaard, Reverse cementing: How can it work?, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 240, 213075, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213075
91S. Akbari, I. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi*, Drainage flows in the dump bailing process of oil and gas well plugging: experiments and modelling, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 238, 212894, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212894
90P. Vigneaux, Y. Shao, I.A. Frigaard , Confined yield stress lubrication flows for cement paste backfill in underground Stopes, Cement and Concrete Research, 164, 107038, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.107038
89E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard , Stochastic modelling of wellbore leakage in British Columbia, J. of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 220A, 111199, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111199
88A. Renteria, I.A. Frigaard , Horizontal cementing displacement flows of shear-thinning fluids, with and without casing rotation, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 226, 211747, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211747
87E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard, Modeling the effect of operational activity on wellbore integrity and wellbore leakage in British Columbia, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 227, 211850, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211850
86M. Izadi, E. Trudel, E. Chaparian, I.A. Frigaard , Squeeze cementing of microannuli: a viscoplastic invasion flow, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 319, 105070, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2023.105070
85A. Renteria, P. Khalili, I. Frigaard, M. Khalifeh, Tailored formulation of geopolymers aided by annular displacement simulations, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 229, 212110, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212110
84H. Hassanzadeh, I. Frigaard, S. M. Taghavi, Neutrally buoyant miscible jets into viscoplastic ambient fluids, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 320, 105107, 2023https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2023.105107
83I. Medina Lino, M. Carrasco-Teja, I.A. Frigaard , GPU computing of yield stress fluid flows in narrow gaps, Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn., 37, 661680, 2023https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-023-00674-x
82R. Zhang, I.A. Frigaard , Primary cementing of vertical wells: displacement & dispersion in narrow eccentric annuli. Part2: Flow behaviour & classification, J. Fluid Mech., 972, A38, 2023https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.626
81R.S. Mitishita, M. Alishahi, I.A. Frigaard , Dynamics of displacement flows of viscoplastic fluids in obstructed eccentric annuli at moderate Re number, Phys. Fluids,  35, 113113, 2023https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0174178
80R. Zhang, M. Ghorbani, S. Wong, I.A. Frigaard , Vertical cementing displacement flows of shear-thinning fluids, Phys. Fluids, 35, 113110, 2023https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0176352
79M. Izadi, E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard , Risk-based analysis of squeeze cementing operations, Geoenergy Sci. Engng., 234, 212687, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212687
78P. Sarmadi, A. Renteria, C. Thompson, I.A. Frigaard , Effects of wellbore irregularity on cementing of horizontal wells: small scale effects, J. Petr. Sci. Engng., 210, 110026, 2022
77R.S. Mitishita, N. Waldal, A. Vogl, I.A. Frigaard , Turbulent displacement flows of viscoplastic fluids in obstructed eccentric annuli: Experiments, Phys. Fluids, 34, 53114, 2022
76H. Jung, I.A. Frigaard, Displacement flows in eccentric annuli with a rotating inner cylinder, Phys. Fluids, 34, 53610, 2022
75R. Zhang, I.A. Frigaard, Primary cementing of vertical wells: displacement and dispersion effects in narrow eccentric annuli, J. Fluid Mech., 947, A32, 2022https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.626
74Y. Foolad, M. Bizhani, I.A. Frigaard, A comparative study of laminar turbulent displacement in an eccentric annulus under imposed flow rate and imposed pressure drop conditions, Energies, 14(6), 1654, 2021
73H. Jung, I.A. Frigaard, Evaluation of common cementing practices affecting primary cementing quality, J. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208, 109622, 2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109622
72A. Renteria, P. Sarmadi, C. Thompson, I. A. Frigaard, Effects of wellbore irregularity on primary cementing of horizontal wells, Part 1: Large scale effects, J. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208, 109581, 2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109581
71M. Bizhani, Y. Foolad, I.A. Frigaard, Comparative Study of Laminar-Turbulent Displacement in an Eccentric Annulus Under Imposed Flow Rate and Imposed Pressure Drop Conditions, Energies, 14(6), 1654, 2021
70P. Sarmadi, A. Renteria, I.A. Frigaard , Primary cementing displacement flows in eccentric horizontal annuli. Part 2. Computations, J. Fluid Mech., 915, A83, 2021
69M. Izadi, I.A. Frigaard , Squeeze cementing: Invasion of a yield stress suspension into a pore, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 298, 104681, 2021
68M. Bizhani, I.A. Frigaard, Buoyancy effects on turbulent displacement of viscoplastic fluids from strongly eccentric horizontal annuli, Phys. Fluids, 32, 125112, 2020
67A. Renteria, I.A. Frigaard, Primary cementing of horizontal wells. Displacement flows in eccentric horizontal annuli part 1: experiments, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 905(A7), 45321, 2020
66M. Bizhani, Y. Foolad, I.A. Frigaard, Turbulent displacement flow of viscoplastic fluids in eccentric annulus: Experiments, Phys. Fluids, 32, 45117, 2020
65A. Etrati, A. Roustaei, I.A. Frigaard, Strategies for mud-removal from washouts during cementing of surface casing, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 195, 107454, 2020
64A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, Rapid classification of primary cementing flows?, Chem. Eng. Sci., 219, 115506, 2020
63E. Trudel, M. Bizhani, M. Zare, I.A. Frigaard, Plug and abandonment practices and trends: a British Columbia perspective, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 183, 106417, 2019
62I.A. Frigaard, A. Renteria, Stability of flows with the BMP model in the yield stress limit,  Korea and Australia Rheology Journal, 31(4), 211-228, 2019
61O. Oladosu, A. Hasnain, P. Brown, I. Frigaard, K. Alba, Density-Stable Displacement Flow of Immiscible Fluids in Inclined Pipes, Physical Review Fluids, 4, 44007, 2019
60A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, Comparing Laminar and Turbulent Primary Cementing Flows, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 177, 808-821, 2019
59A. Renteria, A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, B. Lund, A. Taghipour, J.D. Ytrehus, Effects of irregularity on displacement flows in primary cementing of highly deviated wells, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 172, 662-680, 2019
58A. Etrati, I.A. Frigaard , Viscosity effects in density-stable miscible displacement flows: Experiments and simulations, Phys. Fluids, 30, 123104, 2018
57A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard , Turbulent displacement flows in primary cementing of oil and gas wells, Phys. Fluids, 30, 123101, 2018
56N. Hanachi, A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, A model for foamed cementing of oil and gas wells, J. Engng. Math., 113(1), 93–121, 2018
55A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, Tracking fluid interfaces in primary cementing of surface casing, Phys. Fluids, 30, 93104, 2018
54M. Zare, I.A. Frigaard, Buoyancy effects on micro-annulus formation: Density unstable Newtonian–Bingham fluid displacements in vertical channels, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 260, 145-162, 2018
53A. Etrati, K. Alba, I.A. Frigaard, Two-Layer Displacement Flow of Miscible Fluids with Viscosity Ratio: Experiments, Phys. Fluids, 30, 52103, 2018
52M. Zare, I.A. Frigaard, Onset of Miscible and Immiscible Fluids invasion into a Viscoplasic Fluid, Phys. Fluids, 30, 63101, 2018
51G. Moises, L. Alencar, M. Naccache, I.A. Frigaard, The influence of thixotropy in start-up flow of yield stress fluids in a pipe, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 171, 794-807, 2018
50A. Etrati, I.A. Frigaard, A Two-Layer Model for Buoyant Inertial Displacement Flows in Inclined Pipes, Phys. Fluids, 30(2), 22107, 2018
49A. Eslami, I.A. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi, Viscoplastic fluid displacement flows in horizontal channels: Numerical simulations, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 249, 79-96, 2017
48A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, Primary cementing of oil & gas wells in turbulent & mixed regimes, J. Engng. Math., 107, 201-230, 2017
47M. Zare, A. Roustaei, I.A. Frigaard, Buoyancy effects on micro-annulus formation: Newtonian-Bingham fluid displacements in vertical channels, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 247, 22-40, 2017
46I.A. Frigaard K.G. Paso, P.R. de Souza Mendes, Bingham’s model in the oil and gas industry, Invited review article for Rheologica Acta, 56(3), 259-282, 2017
45G.V.L. Moises, M.F. Naccache, K. Alba, I. Frigaard, Isodense displacement flow of viscoplastic fluids along a pipe, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 236, 91-103, 2016
44K. Alba, I.A. Frigaard, Dynamics of the removal of viscoplastic fluids from inclined pipes, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 229, 43-58, 2016
43A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, Axial dispersion in weakly turbulent flows of yield stress fluids, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 235, 1-19, 2016
42A. Roustaei, I.A. Frigaard, Residual drilling mud during conditioning of uneven boreholes in primary cementing. Part 2: Steady laminar inertial flows, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 226, 1-15, 2015
41A. Roustaei, A. Gosselin, I.A. Frigaard, Residual drilling mud during conditioning of uneven boreholes in primary cementing. Part 1: Rheology and geometry effects in non-inertial flows, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 220, 87-98, 2015
40K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, Miscible density-unstable displacement flows in an inclined channel, Phys. Fluids, 26, 122104, 2014
39K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, J. de Bruyn, I.A. Frigaard, Incomplete fluid—fluid displacement of yield-stress fluids. Part 2: Highly inclined pipes, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 201, 80-93, 2013
38K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, A weighted residual method for two-layer non-Newtonian channel flows: steady-state results and their stability, J. Fluid Mech., 731, 509—544, 2013
37A. Roustaei, I.A. Frigaard, The occurrence of fouling layers in the flow of a yield stress fluid along a wavy-walled channel, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 198, 109-124 , 2013
36K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, Miscible density-unstable displacement flows in inclined tube, Phys. Fluids, 25(6), 67101, 2013
35S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, Estimation of mixing volumes in buoyant miscible displacement flows along near-horizontal pipes, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 91(3), 399-412, 2013
34M. Moyers-Gonzalez, K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, A semi-analytical closure approximation for pipe flows of two Herschel–Bulkley fluids with a stratified interface, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 193, 49-67 , 2013
33Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, Miscible density-stable displacement flows in inclined tubes, Phys. Fluids, 24, 123102, 2012
32S.M. Taghavi, K. Alba, I.A. Frigaard, Buoyant miscible displacement flows at moderate viscosity ratios and low Atwood numbers in near-horizontal ducts, Chem. Eng. Sci., 69(1), 404-418, 2012
31S.M. Taghavi, K. Alba, T. Seon, K. Wielage-Burchard, D.M. Martinez, I.A. Frigaard, Miscible displacement flows in near-horizontal ducts at low Atwood number, J. Fluid Mech., 696, 175-214, 2012
30S.M. Taghavi, K. Alba, M. Moyers-Gonzalez, I.A. Frigaard, Incomplete fluid–fluid displacement of yield stress fluids in near-horizontal pipes: Experiments and theory, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 167–168, 59-74, 2012
29S.M. Taghavi, T. Seon, D.M. Martinez, K. Wielage-Burchard and I.A. Frigaard, Stationary residual layers in buoyant Newtonian displacement flows, Phys. Fluids, 23, 44105, 2011
28T. Burghelea and I.A. Frigaard, Unstable parallel flows triggered by a fast chemical reaction, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 166(9-10), 500-514, 2011
27K. Wielage-Burchard and I.A. Frigaard, Static wall layers in plane channel displacement flows, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 166(5-6), 245-261 , 2011
26S.M. Taghavi, T. Seon, D.M. Martinez and I.A. Frigaard, Influence of an imposed flow on the stability of a gravity current in a near horizontal duct, Phys. Fluids, 22, 31702, 2010
25S. Malekmohammadi, M.F. Naccache, I.A. Frigaard and D.M. Martinez, Buoyancy driven slump flows of non-Newtonian fluids in pipes, J. Petrol. Sci. Engng., 72(3-4), 236-243, 2010
24M. Carrasco-Teja and I.A. Frigaard, Non-Newtonian fluid displacements in horizontal narrow eccentric annuli: Effects of motion of the inner cylinder, J. Fluid Mech., 653, 137-173 , 2010
23S. Malekmohammadi, M. Carrasco-Teja, S. Storey, I.A. Frigaard and D.M. Martinez, An experimental study of displacement flow phenomena in narrow vertical eccentric annuli, J. Fluid Mech., 649, 371-398 , 2010
22I.A. Frigaard, G.A. Ngwa, Slumping flows in annuli: design of chemical packers & cementing of subsurface pipes, Trans. Por. Media (Invited paper), , 2763792, 2009https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2021.104700
21S.M. Taghavi, T. Seon, D.M. Martinez and I.A. Frigaard, Buoyancy-dominated displacement flows in near-horizontal channels: the viscous limit, J. Fluid Mech., 639, 1-35, 2009
20M. Moyers-Gonzalez and I.A. Frigaard, Kinematic instabilities in two-layer eccentric annular flows, Part 2: shear thinning and yield stress effects, J. Engng. Math., 65(1), 25-52, 2009
19M. Carrasco-Teja and I.A. Frigaard, Displacement flows in horizontal, narrow, eccentric annuli with a moving inner cylinder, Phys. Fluids, 21, 73102, 2009
18M. Carrasco-Teja, I. Frigaard, B. Seymour, S. Storey, Visco-plastic fluid displacements in horizontal narrow eccentric annuli, J. Fluid Mech., 605, 293-327 , 2008
17M. Moyers-Gonzalez, I.A. Frigaard, Kinematic instabilities in two-layer eccentric annular flows, part 1: Newtonian fluids, J. Engng. Math., 62(2), 103-131, 2008
16T. Burghelea, K. Wielage-Burchard, I. Frigaard, D.M. Martinez, J. Feng, A novel low inertia shear flow instability triggered by a chemical reaction, Phys. Fluids, 19, 83102, 2007
15M.A. Moyers-Gonzalez, I.A. Frigaard, O. Scherzer, T.-P. Tsai, Transient effects in oilfield cementing flows, part 1: qualitative behaviour, Euro. Jnl. Appl. Math., 18, 477-512, 2007
14S. Pelipenko, I.A.Frigaard, Two-dimensional computational simulation of eccentric annular cementing displacements, IMA J. Appl. Math., 69, 557-583, 2004
13S. Pelipenko, I.A.Frigaard, Visco-plastic fluid displacements in near-vertical eccentric annuli: lubrication modelling, J. Fluid Mech., 520, 343-377, 2004
12I.A. Frigaard, G. Ngwa, Upper bounds on the slump length in plug cementing of near-horizontal wells, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 117(2-3), 147-162, 2004
11S. Pelipenko, I.A.Frigaard, On steady state displacements in primary cementing of an oil well, J. Engng. Math., 48(1), 1-26, 2004
10I.A.Frigaard, S. Leimgruber, O. Scherzer, Variational methods and maximal residual wall layers, J. Fluid Mech., 483, 37-65, 2003
9S. Bittleston, J. Ferguson, I.A. Frigaard, Mud removal and cement placement in primary cementing of an oil well, J. Engng. Math., 43, 229-253 , 2002
8I.A. Frigaard, M. Allouche, C. Gabard, Setting rheological targets for chemical solutions in mud removal & cement slurry design, Journal of Petroleum Technology, 53(8), 65-66 , 2001
7I.A. Frigaard, O. Scherzer, G. Sona, Uniqueness & non-uniqueness in the steady displacement of two visco-plastic fluids, ZAMM, 81(2), 99-118, 2001
6M. Allouche, I.A. Frigaard, G. Sona, Static wall layers in the displacement of two visco-plastic fluids in a plane slot, J. Fluid Mech., 424, 243-277, 2000
5I.A. Frigaard, O. Scherzer, The effects of yield stress variation on uniaxial exchange flows of two Bingham fluids in a cylindrical duct, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 60(6), 1950-1976, 2000
4H. Fenie, I.A. Frigaard, Transient fluid motions in a simplified model for oilfield plug cementing, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 30(7-8), 71-91, 1999
3I.A. Frigaard, J.P. Crawshaw, Preventing buoyancy driven flows of two Bingham fluids in a closed pipe: fluid rheology design for oilfield plug, J. Engng. Math., 36(4), 327-348, 1999
2I.A. Frigaard, O. Scherzer, Uniaxial exchange flows of two Bingham fluids in a cylindrical duct, IMA J. Appl. Math., 61(3), 237-266, 1998https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2021.104700
1I.A. Frigaard, Stratified exchange flows of two Bingham fluids in an inclined slot, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 78, 61-87, 1998

Theses

NameTitleDegreeYear
S. PelipenkoDisplacement flow of non-Newtonian fluids in an eccentric annulusMSc2002
N. YoungConstruction and experimental setup of an eccentric, annular for displacement flowsMEng2002
S. SoodDisplacement of drilling mud during primary cementing in near vertical oil wellsMASc2004
M. Moyers-GonzálezTransient effects in oilfield cementing flowsPhD2005
M. Carrasco-TejaPrimary cementing of a highly deviated oil wellPhD2009
S. StoreyExperimental study of non-Newtonian displacement flows in vertical eccentric annuliMASc2007
S. MalekmohammadiAn experimental study of two multi-fluid flows of interest to the oilfield cementing industryMASc2009
S.M. TaghaviFrom displacement to mixing in a slightly inclined ductPhD2011
K. AlbaDisplacement flow of complex fluids in an inclined ductPhD2013
A. RoustaeiYield stress fluid flows in uneven geometries : applications to the oil & gas industryPhD2016
M. ZareFluid mechanics causes of gas migration : displacement of a yield stress fluid in a channel and onset of fluid invasion into a visco-plastic fluidPhD2018
A. EtratiDisplacement flow of miscible fluids with density and viscosity contrastPhD2018
A. MalekiAnnular displacement flows in turbulent and mixed flow regimesPhD2018
J. JeonDisplacing visco plastic fluid with Newtonian fluid in a vertical circular pipe with buoyancy effectsMASc2016
N. RahimzadehDisplacement flows of foamed cement in primary cementing of oil and gas wellsMASc2018
A. RenteriaAnnular displacement flows in primary cementing of horizontal and irregular wellboresPhD2021
E. TrudelWell leakage in Western Canada in the context of decommissioningPhD2022
R. MitshitaExperiments on turbulent flows of elasto-viscoplastic fluidsPhD2022
Y. FooladExperimental study of displacement of viscoplastic fluids in eccentric annulusMASc2020
I. MedinaGPU computing of yield stress fluid flows in narrow gapsMASc2023
R. ZhangDisplacement and dispersion effects in vertical eccentric annulus flowsPhD2023
M. IzadiConstant pressure invasion of viscoplastic suspensions in thin conduitsPhD2024
H. JungDisplacement flows in eccentric annulus : methods to improve displacement efficiencyMASc2022
S. CharabinExchange flows in a vertical pipe : a laboratory study of failure regimes in plug cementingMASc2024
N. NgwaDesign and implementation of a well cementing softwareMASc2025
F. SotoudehAnnular displacement flows with rotating inner pipeMASc2024

Refereed Conference Proceedings

No.Reference
64M. Alishahi, Y. Rezaei, R. Genshorek, I.A. Frigaard "Effects of Geometrical Irregularities on Displacement Flow in Annuli: An Experimental Approach" Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-156082.
63M. Izadi, I.A. Frigaard " A Physics-Informed Monte Carlo Approach for Squeeze Cementing Effectiveness: Eccentricity, Shrinkage, and Pore-Blockage." Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-157101
62Y. Rezaei, M. Alishahi, S. Akbari, I.A. Frigaard "Experiments on Displacement of Viscoplastic Fluid in an Annulus With Wavy Inner Wall: Applications in Primary Cementing" Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-157697
61S. Akbari, M. Izadi, Y. Rezaei, I.A. Frigaard "Mixing Behavior of Viscous Fluids Following Placement in Plug and Abandonment of Oil and Gas Wells" Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-155296
60Z. Rahmani, I. Frigaard, S. Malek, S. Iremonger, “Investigating the correlation between compressive and tensile strength of well cement during the curing process” Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-157620
59S. Sotoudeh, A. Ndeh-Ngwa, S. Akbari, G, DeBruijin, I. Frigaard, "Optimization of Primary Cementing for Heavy Oil Wells: A Simulation-Based Case Study,"  Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-155064
58F. Bararpour, Y. Rezaei, D. Kinch, G. DeBruijn, I. Frigaard, “Evaluation of primary cementing operations for a carbon capture storage (CCS) well: a case study.” Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, Canada, June 22–27, 2025. Paper Number: OMAE2025-156646
57R. Zhang, I. Frigaard, “Displacement Flows of Shear-Thinning Fluids in Eccentric Annul”, Proceedings of 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2024, Singapore, June, 2024 (paper OMAE2024- 128258)
56M. Izadi, E. Trudel, I. Frigaard, “Well leakage: effects of centralization and of controlling cement shrinkage”, Proceedings of 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2024, Singapore, June, 2024 (paper OMAE2024- 128385)
55M. Ghorbani, R. Zhang, I. Frigaard, H.J. Skadsem “Reverse cementing: theory and practice”, Proceedings of 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2024, Singapore, June, 2024 (paper OMAE2024- 128356)
54M. Izadi, E. Trudel, I. Frigaard, “Controlling well leakage: rheological and operational effects.” In Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 2024
53E. Trudel, I. Frigaard, “Effect of Squeeze Cementing Perforation Pattern on Flow Rate Through a Microannulus”, Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2023, Melbourne, June, 2023 (paper OMAE2023- 107063)
52M. Izadi, I. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi, “Squeeze Cementing, a Mathematical Model for Cross Flow Filtration”, Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2023, Melbourne, June, 2023 (paper OMAE2023- 104944)
51S. Charabin, I. Frigaard, “Predicting the Rate of Cement Plug Failure”, Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2023, Melbourne, June, 2023 (paper OMAE2023-104587)
50I. Frigaard, “Plug cementing: a puzzle for rheology and flow.” Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 30(1), 2022
49P. Sarmadi, I. Frigaard, “Effects of Rheological Properties on Primary Cementing of Irregular Horizontal Wells”, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2022, 5-10 June, 2022 (paper OMAE2022-80561), Hamburg, Germany.
48H. Jung, R. Zhang, A. Renteria, I. Frigaard, “Experimental Study of Newtonian Laminar Annular Horizontal Displacement Flows with Rotating Inner Cylinder”, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2022, 5-10 June, 2022 (paper OMAE2022-79753), Hamburg, Germany.
47A. Vogl, N. Waldal, P. Sarmadi, A. Fershtman, R. Mitishita, I. Frigaard, “Plug Cementing Stability”, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2022, 5-10 June, 2022 (paper OMAE2022-79290), Hamburg, Germany.
46R. Mitishita, P. Sarmadi, N. Waldal, A. Vogl, I. Frigaard, “Primary Cementing of Wellbores With Solid Cutting Beds”, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2022, 5-10 June, 2022 (paper OMAE2022-78935), Hamburg, Germany.
45R. Zhang, H. Jung, A. Renteria, I. Frigaard, “Experimental Study of Displacement Flows in a Vertical Eccentric Annulus”, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2022, 5-10 June, 2022 (paper OMAE2022-78621), Hamburg, Germany.
44R. Zhang, I. Frigaard, “3D Simulation of surface casing cementing: dispersion effects”, Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2021, 21-30 June, 2021 (paper OMAE2021-63338)
43A. Renteria, P. Sarmadi, I. Frigaard, “Cementing irregular horizontal wellbores”, Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2021, 21-30 June, 2021 (paper OMAE2021-63517)
42E. Trudel, M. Bizhani, I. Frigaard, “Plug and Abandonment Trends in Albertan Gas Wells”, Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2021, 21-30 June, 2021 (paper OMAE2021-62471)
41Y. Foolad, M. Bizhani, I. Frigaard, “A Comparative Study of Laminar-Turbulent Displacement in Eccentric Annulus Under Imposed Flow Rate Conditions”, Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2020, June 28-July 3, 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. (paper OMAE2020-18227); online conference.
40A. Renteria, Y.V. Liew, I. Frigaard, “Experimental Study of Laminar Displacement Flows in Narrow Horizontal Eccentric Annuli”, Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2020, June 28-July 3, 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. (paper OMAE2020-18219); online conference.
39A. Maleki, I. Frigaard, “Interface tracking in primary cementing of inclined and horizontal wells.” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2019, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 19 – 24, 2019.
38O. Oladosu, P. Brown, J. Bhakta, K. Alba, I.A. Frigaard, "Removal of viscoplastic gels from conduits", Proceedings of the ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2019, June 9-14, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland (paper OMAE2019-95218).
37A. Etrati, I.A. Frigaard, " Laminar displacement flows in vertical eccentric annuli: Experiments and simulations.", Proceedings of the ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2019, June 9-14, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland. (paper OMAE2019-95180)
36A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, "Real-time measurement of eccentricity in primary cementing of oil and gas wells", Proceedings of the ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2019, June 9-14, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland. (paper OMAE2019-95415).
35M. Bizhani, E. Trudel, I.A. Frigaard, "Plug and abandonment environment in British Colombia", Proceedings of the ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2019, June 9-14, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland. (paper OMAE2019-95163).
34A. Renteria, A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, B. Lund, A. Taghipour, J.D. Ytrehus, “Displacement efficiency for primary cementing of washout sections in highly deviated wells" SPE-191989-MS, presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 23-25 October 2018.
33A. Renteria, A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard, “Rheological and geometric effects in cementing irregularly shaped wells" Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 2018.
32M. Zare and I.A. Frigaard. “The onset of fluid invasion and flow development in a viscoplastic fluid”. Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 2018.
31A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard “Tracking Fluid Interface In Carbon Capture And Storage CementPlacement Application.” Proceedings of 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018, June 17-22, 2018, Madrid, Spain. Paper number OMAE2018-77630
30A. Maleki, I.A. Frigaard “Using Lightweight Or Low Viscosity Preflushes For Primary Cementing Of Surface Casing.” Proceedings of 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018, June 17-22, 2018, Madrid, Spain. Paper number OMAE2018-77615.
29I. Frigaard, J. Jeon, G. Moises, M. Naccache, K. Alba, “Displacing difficult yield stress fluids from pipes.” Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, 2017.
28J. Jeon, A. Etrati, A. Renteria, R. Blackner, I.A. Frigaard, “Displacing yield stress fluid by Newtonian fluid in a vertical circular channel.” Proceedings of the XXIVth ICTAM, 21-26 August 2016, Montreal, Canada.
27A. Maleki, I. Frigaard, “Axial dispersion in weakly turbulent flows of viscoplastic fluids.” Proceedings of the XXIVth ICTAM, 21-26 August 2016, Montreal, Canada.
26A. Etrati, I. Frigaard, “Instabilities in Buoyant Miscible Displacement of Shear-Thinning Fluids.” Proceedings of the XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), Aug. 8 - 13, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.
25I. Frigaard, A. Roustaei, A. Etrati, J. Jeon, M. Zare, M. Taghavi, K. Alba, “Removing drilling mud in cementing operations: a family of challenging displacement flows.” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow May 22nd – 27th 2016, Firenze, Italy
24M. Zare, Q. Lindfield-Roberts, M. Ward, K. Alba, I. Frigaard, “Rheological Effects on Fluid Invasion into Cemented Annuli.” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow May 22nd – 27th 2016, Firenze, Italy
23A. Eslami, A. Shevelly, N. Podduturi, K. Alba, I. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi. “Buoyant displacement flows of viscoplastic fluids in horizontal channels.” Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 7-10, 2015
22K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi and I.A. Frigaard, “Trailing front behavior in heavy-light displacement flows in an inclined 2D channel.” Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 7-10, 2015
21S. Yoon, K. Alba and I.A. Frigaard “Three-dimensional numerical analysis for stratified iso-viscous miscible displacement pipe flows”, Proceedings of Proceedings of the the 23rd Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 7-10, 2015
20A. Eslami, K. Alba, I.A. Frigaard, S.M. Taghavi. “Numerical simulation of displacement flow of viscoplastic fluids.” Proceedings of the 25th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM), London, Ontario, Canada, May 31 - June 4, 2015.
19A. Etrati, S. Dong, K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi and I.A. Frigaard. “Measurement and visualization techniques for displacement flows.” Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME) International Congress, Toronto, Canada, June 1-4, 2014
18K. Alba, A. Etrati, S.M. Taghavi, J.R. de Bruyn and I.A. Frigaard. “Removal of viscoplastic fluidsfrom inclined pipes.” Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME) International Congress, Toronto, Canada, June 1-4, 2014
17A. Roustaei, A. Gosselin and I.A. Frigaard, “Residual drilling mud estimation in the oil well primary cementing process”, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Toronto, Canada, June 1-4, 2014
16A. Etrati, E. Stuart, K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi and I.A. Frigaard. Miscible density-stable displacement flows in an inclined channel Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Toronto, Canada, June 1-4, 2014
15K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi and I.A. Frigaard. “Density-stable displacement flow of miscible fluids in inclined tube.” Proceedings of 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM), Saskatoon, Canada, June 2-6, 2013.
14A. Roustaei, I.A. Frigaard, “Formation of Fouling Layers in Wavy-Walled Channels”, in proceedings of the Nordic Rheology Conference, Copenhagen, June 12-14, 2013.
13K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, “Displacement of yield stress fluids in inclined pipes”, in proceedings of ECCOMAS 2012, Vienna, September 10-14, 2012
12K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, “A Weighted Residual Method for 2-Layer Flows with Yield Stress Fluids”, ”, in proceedings of ECCOMAS 2012, Vienna, September 10-14, 2012
11K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, I.A. Frigaard, “Displacement of yield stress fluids in inclined pipes”, in proceedings of the Nordic Rheology Conference, Oslo, June 13-15, 2012.
10S.M. Taghavi, K. Alba, I. Frigaard “Weakly-inertial Buoyant Displacement Flows In Near-horizontal Channels”, in proceedings of 23rd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 5-9, 2011.
9K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, S. Gharib, T. Seon, M. Martinez and I. Frigaard “Displacement flow of shear thinning fluids in tube: The effect of density and viscosity ratio”, paper number IMECE2010-37939, American Society of mechanical Engineers International Congress and Exposition, held in Vancouver, November 12-18, 2010.
8K. Alba, S.M. Taghavi, S. Gharib, T. Seon, M. Martinez and I. Frigaard “Miscible two-fluid displacement flows in a near-horizontal pipe”, proceedings Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Forum, Victoria, June 7 – 9, 2010.
7M. Carrasco-Teja, I. Frigaard, B. Seymour, “Cementing Horizontal Wells: Complete Zonal Isolation Without Casing Rotation” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 114955, (2008).
6D.J. Guillot, J. Desroches and I. Frigaard, “Are preflushes really contributing to mud displacement during primary cementing?” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE/IADC 105903, February (2007).
5I.A. Frigaard and C. Nouar, “Predicting Transition to Turbulence in Well Construction Flows.” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 81150, April (2003).
4S. Pelipenko and I.A.Frigaard, “Effective and Ineffective Strategies for Mud Removal and Cement Slurry Design.” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 80999, April (2003).
3I.A. Frigaard, M. Allouche & C. Gabard, “Incomplete Displacement of Viscoplastic Fluids in Slots and Pipes-Implications for Zonal Isolation.” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 64998, February (2001).
2S.W. Fosso, M. Tina, I.A. Frigaard & J.P. Crawshaw, “Viscous-pill Design Methodology leads to Increased Cement Plugs Success Rates: Application and Case Studies from Southern Algeria.” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 62752, September 2000.
1J.P. Crawshaw & I.A. Frigaard, “Cement Plugs; Stability and Failure by a Buoyancy-driven Mechanism.” Society of Petroleum Engineers paper number: SPE 56959, (1999).