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Morita, Nobuo Professor
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- Professor, Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering
I am an expert in rock mechanics. My research interests in this field include initiating the oriented perforation technique for reducing sanding; clarifying the complex mechanism of onset of sand production; and developing new methods of casing design under geotechnical loading and new fluid loss control materials reducing formation damage.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Han, K., Shepstone, G., Harmawan, I., Er, U., Jusoh, H., Sue Lin, L., ... Diessl, J.
(2011).
A comprehensive study of sanding rate from a gas field: From reservoir to completion, production, and surface facilities. SPE JOURNAL.
16(2), 463-481.
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Procyk, A. D., Jamieson, D. P., Miller, J. A., Burton, R. C., Hodge, R. M., & Morita, N.
(2009).
Completion Design for a Highly Compacting Deepwater Field. SPE Drilling and Completion.
24(04), 642-658.
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Jinnai, Y., & Morita, N.
(2009).
Analysis of Casing-Shift Problems in Compacting Reservoirs. SPE Drilling and Completion.
24(02), 332-345.
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Iwashita, D., Morita, N., & Tominaga, M.
(2008).
Shear-Type Borehole Wall Shifts Induced During Lost Circulations. SPE Drilling and Completion.
23(03), 301-313.
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Fuh, G. F., Ramshaw, I., Freedman, K., Abdelmalek, N., & Morita, N.
(2007).
Reservoir formation failure and sanding prediction for well-construction and completion design. World Oil.
228(8), 107-114.
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Morita, N., Doi, T., & Kinoshita, T.
(2005).
Stability of an Open Hole Completed in a Limestone Reservoir With and Without Acid Treatments. SPE JOURNAL.
10(02), 105-114.
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Denney, D.
(2002).
Acid-Treatment Effects on Openhole Stability in Limestone. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
54(10), 59-60.
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Morita, N., Burton, R. C., & Davis, E.
(1998).
Fracturing, Frac Packing, and Formation Failure Control: Can Screenless Completions Prevent Sand Production?. SPE Drilling and Completion.
13(03), 157-162.
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Morita, N., Fuh, G., & Boyd, P. A.
(1997).
Safety of Casing-Shoe Test and Casing-Shoe Integrity After Testing. SPE Drilling and Completion.
12(04), 266-274.
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Morita, N., Black, A. D., & Fuh, G.
(1996).
Borehole breakdown pressure with drilling fluidsI. Empirical results. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences.
33(1), 39-51.
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Morita, N., Fuh, G., & Black, A. D.
(1996).
Borehole breakdown pressure with drilling fluidsII. Semi-analytical solution to predict borehole breakdown pressure. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences.
33(1), 53-69.
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Morita, N., & McLeod, H.
(1995).
Oriented Perforation to Prevent Casing Collapse for Highly Inclined Wells. SPE Drilling and Completion.
10(03), 139-145.
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Morita, N.
(1994).
Field and Laboratory Verification of Sand-Production Prediction Models. SPE Drilling and Completion.
9(04), 227-235.
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Tronvoll, J., Kessler, N., Morita, N., Fjr, A., & Santarelli, F. J.
(1993).
The effect of anisotropic stress state on the stability of perforation cavities. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences.
30(7), 1085-1089.
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Morlta, N., Gray, K. E., Srouji, F., & Jogl, P. N.
(1992).
Rock-Property Changes During Reservoir Compaction. SPE Formation Evaluation.
7(03), 197-205.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Fedde, O. P., & Lovik, T. H.
(1989).
Parametric study of sand-production prediction analytical approach
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Fedde, O. P., & Lovik, T. H.
(1989).
Parametric Study of Sand-Production Prediction: Analytical Approach. SPE Production Engineering.
4(01), 25-33.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Massie, I., & Knudsen, T. W.
(1989).
Realistic Sand-Production Prediction: Numerical Approach. SPE Production Engineering.
4(01), 15-24.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Nygaard, O., & Bale, A.
(1989).
A Quick Method To Determine Subsidence, Reservoir Compaction, and In-Situ Stress Induced by Reservoir Depletion. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
41(01), 71-79.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., & Wahl, H. A.
(1988).
Stress-Intensity Factor and Fracture Cross-Sectional Shape Predictions From a Three-Dimensional Model for Hydraulically Induced Fractures. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
40(10), 1329-1342.
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Nygarrd, O., Massie, I., & Morita, N.
(1987).
Gullfaks subsea wells: an operator's implementation of a new sand production prediction model
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Morita, N., & Gray, K. E.
(1986).
Type-Curve Matching Techniques With Error Sensitivity Numbers. SPE Formation Evaluation.
1(01), 64-74.
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Morita, N., & Gray, K. E.
CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION FOR NONLINEAR STRESS-STRAIN CURVES IN ROCKS AND ITS APPLICATION TO STRESS ANALYSIS AROUND A BOREHOLE DURING DRILLING
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Morita, N., & Gray, K. E.
THREE DIMENSIONAL PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS
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Han, K., Shepstone, G., Harmawan, I., Er, U., Jusoh, H., Sue Lin, L., ... Diessl, J.
(2011).
A comprehensive study of sanding rate from a gas field: From reservoir to completion, production, and surface facilities. SPE JOURNAL.
16(2), 463-481.
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conference paper
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Morita, N., & Fuh, G. F.
(2014).
A quick analysis of pore pressure change and formation strain of overburden formation during production and injection. 515-540.
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Uchida, Y., Goto, M., & Morita, N.
(2014).
Comparative studies of compact triaxial perforation stability tests and thick wall cylinder tests. 477-505.
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Yoshimura, K., Matsui, H., & Morita, N.
(2014).
Development of polyglycolic and polylactic acid fluid-loss control materials for fracturing fluids. 722-745.
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Morita, N.
(2014).
Elastic-plastic behavior and limit load analysis of casings. 568-592.
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Morita, N., & Shiozawa, S.
(2014).
Stability analysis of casings during plastic deformation. 449-476.
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Fuh, G. F., & Morita, N.
(2013).
Sand production prediction analysis of heterogeneous reservoirs for sand control and optimal well completion design. 3901-3916.
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Matsui, H., Daitoh, M., Yoshimura, K., & Morita, N.
(2012).
Development of environmentally friendly lost circulation materials for riserless drilling. 471-484.
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Furui, K., Fuh, G., & Morita, N.
(2012).
Casing- and Screen-Failure Analysis in Highly Compacting Sandstone Fields. SPE Drilling and Completion.
241-252.
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Morita, N., & Fuh, G.
(2012).
Parametric Analysis of Wellbore-Strengthening Methods From Basic Rock Mechanics. SPE Drilling and Completion.
315-327.
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Saito, Y., Sato, H., & Morita, N.
(2011).
A new compact triaxial perforation tunnel stability tester. 810-834.
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Furui, K., Fuh, G. F., & Morita, N.
(2011).
Casing and screen failure analysis in highly compacting sandstone fields. 1271-1287.
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Morita, N., & Fuh, G. F.
(2011).
Parametric analysis of wellbore strengthening methods from basic rockmechanics. 739-762.
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Furui, K., Fuh, G., Abdelmalek, N., & Morita, N.
(2010).
A Comprehensive Modeling Analysis of Borehole Stability and Production-Liner Deformation for Inclined/Horizontal Wells Completed in a Highly Compacting Chalk Formation. SPE Drilling and Completion.
530-543.
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Nakai, T., Daitoh, M., & Morita, N.
(2010).
Development of a new completion fluid using polyglycolic acid powder. 2341-2356.
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Furui, K., Fuh, G. F., Abdelmalek, N., & Morita, N.
(2009).
A comprehensive modeling analysis of borehole stability and production liner deformation for inclined/horizontal wells completed in a highly compacting chalk formation. 272-290.
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Han, G., Shepstone, K., Harmawan, I., Er, U., Jusoh, H., Lin, L. S., ... Diessl, J.
(2009).
A comprehensive study of sanding rate from a gas field: From reservoir, completion, production, to surface facilities. 225-247.
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Fuh, G. F., Morita, N., & Furui, K.
(2009).
SPE 124388 modeling analysis of sand-screen collapse resistance under geotectonic load. 1977-1998.
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Morita, N.
(2008).
Parametric analysis of stress reduction in the cap rock above compacting reservoirs. 90-101.
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Jinnai, Y., & Morita, N.
(2008).
Analysis of casing-shift problems in compacting reservoirs. 15-29.
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Procyk, A. D., Jamieson, D. P., Miller, J. A., Burton, R. C., Hodge, R. M., & Morita, N.
(2007).
Completion design for a highly compacting deepwater field. 1100-1120.
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Fuh, G. F., Beardmore, D., & Morita, N.
(2007).
Further development, field testing, and application of the Wellbore Strengthening technique for drilling operations. 930-941.
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Morita, N., Waseda, U., Fuh, G. F., & Burton, B.
(2006).
Field and laboratory observations of post-failure stabilizations during sand production. 3019-3026.
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Iwashita, D., Morita, N., & Tominaga, M.
(2006).
Shear-type borehole wall shifts induced during lost circulations. 1558-1567.
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Fuh, G. F., Ramshaw, I., Freedman, K., Abdelmalek, N., & Morita, N.
(2006).
Use of reservoir formation failure and sanding prediction analysis for viable well-construction and completion-design options. 4557-4572.
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Morita, N., Kasahara, Y., Hikida, H., & Ito, Y.
(2005).
Collapse resistance of tubular strings under geotectonic load. 1219-1234.
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Arii, H., Morita, N., Ito, Y., & Takano, E.
(2005).
Sand-arch strength under fluid flow with and without capillary pressure. 1563-1577.
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Suzuki, I., & Morita, N.
(2004).
Subsidence and horizontal earth surface movement during reservoir depletion for 3D reservoirs with 3D earth surface. 745-758.
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Morita, N.
(2004).
Well orientation effect on borehole stability. 449-460.
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Morita, N.
(2003).
Subsidence and Horizontal Movement Maps for Application of Reservoir Characterization. 1941-1956.
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Morita, N., Doi, T., & Kinoshita, T.
(2002).
Stability of an Openhole Completed in a Limestone Reservoir with and without Acid Treatments. 3789-3803.
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Burton, R. C., Davis, E. R., Morita, N., & McLeod, H. O.
(1998).
Application of reservoir strength characterization and formation failure modeling to analyze sand production potential and formulate sand control strategies for a series of north sea gas reservoirs. 159-168.
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Morita, N., Davis, E., & Whitebay, L.
(1998).
Guidelines for solving sand problems in water injection wells. 189-200.
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Morita, N., & Fuh, G. F.
(1998).
Prediction of sand problems of a horizontal well from sand production histories of perforated cased wells. 113-119.
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Morita, N., Burton, B., & Davis, E.
(1996).
Fracturing, frac-packing and formation failure control: Can screenless completions prevent sand production?. 391-402.
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Morita, N.
(1995).
Uncertainty analysis of borehole stability problems. 533-542.
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Morita, N., & McLeod, H. O.
(1994).
Oriented perforations to prevent casing collapse for highly inclined wells. 427-437.
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Morita, N., & Whitebay, L.
(1994).
Rock mechanics aspects of drilling and completing highly inclined wells in weak formations. 265-276.
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Morita, N.
(1994).
Field and laboratory verifications of sand production prediction models. 19-28.
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Morita, N., & Ross, C. K.
(1993).
Core-based horizontal or highly inclined well stability analysis for unconsolidated formations. 187-200.
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Holder, J., Morita, N., Kenrick, A. J., Thallak, S., & Gray, K. E.
(1993).
Measurements of effective fracture toughness values for hydraulic fracture: Dependence on pressure and fluid rheology. 761-770.
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Morita, N.
(1993).
Numerical evaluation of gravel-pack damage. 287-298.
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Morita, N.
(1993).
Transient finite element code: a versatile tool for well performance analyses. 407-416.
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Fuh, G. F., Morita, N., Boyd, P. A., & McGoffin, S. J.
(1992).
New approach to preventing lost circulation while drilling. 569-582.
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Tronvoll, J., Morita, N., & Santarelli, F. J.
(1992).
Perforation cavity stability: Comprehensive laboratory experiments and numerical analysis. 339-349.
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Morlta, N., Gray, K. E., Srouji, F., & Jogl, P. N.
(1992).
Rock-Property Changes During Reservoir Compaction. SPE Formation Evaluation.
197-205.
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Morita, N., & Boyd, P. A.
(1992).
Typical sand production problems. Case studies and strategies for sand control. 9-20.
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Morita, N., Fuh, G. F., & Boyd, P. A.
(1991).
Safety of casing shoe test and casing shoe integrity after testing. 229-243.
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Morita, N., & Boyd, P. A.
(1991).
Typical sand production problems. Case studies and strategies for sand control. 801-812.
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Morita, I., Black, A. D., & Fuh, G. F.
(1990).
Theory of lost circulation pressure. 43-58.
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Morita, N., Singh, S. P., Chen, H. S., & Whitfill, D. L.
(1990).
Three-dimensional well model pre-processors for reservoir simulation with horizontal and curved inclined wells. 49-64.
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Weissenburger, K. W., Morita, N., Martin, A. J., & Whitfill, D. L.
(1987).
ENGINEERING APPROACH TO SAND PRODUCTION PREDICTION. 151-158.
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Massie, I., Nygaard, P., & Morita, N.
(1987).
GULLFAKS SUBSEA WELLS: AN OPERATOR'S IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW SAND PRODUCTION PREDICTION MODEL. 159-166.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Fedde, O. P., & Lovik, T. H.
(1987).
PARAMETRIC STUDY OF SAND PRODUCTION PREDICTION ANALYTICAL APPROACH. 561-575.
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Morita, N., Whitfill, D. L., Massie, I., & Knudsen, T. W.
(1987).
REALISTIC SAND PRODUCTION PREDICTION: NUMERICAL APPROACH. 547-559.
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Morita, N., & Gray, K. E.
(1986).
Type-Curve Matching Techniques With Error Sensitivity Numbers. SPE Formation Evaluation.
64-74.
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Morita, N., Roberts, B. W., Gray, K. E., & Silberberg, I. H.
(1980).
RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS OF ROCKS FROM THE TEXAS GULF COAST GEOPRESSURED-GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR AT LOW FREE GAS SATURATIONS. 369-372.
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Morita, N., & Fuh, G. F.
(2014).
A quick analysis of pore pressure change and formation strain of overburden formation during production and injection. 515-540.
Teaching
teaching activities
- PETE489 Sptp:finite Elem Mthd Geomech Instructor
- PETE649 Bound Elem Mtd Geomechanics Instructor
- PETE653 Linear & Nonlinear Rock Mech Instructor
- PETE655 Finite Elem Mth Geomechanics Instructor
- PETE684 Professional Internship Instructor
- PETE685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PETE689 Sptp: Finite Elmnt Mthd Geomec Instructor
- PETE691 Research Instructor
- PETE692 Professional Study Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1974
- M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1971
- B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, University of Tokyo - (Tokyo, Japan) 1968
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Nobuo
has last name
- Morita
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Petroleum Engineering
3116 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3116
USA
Other
- nobuo.morita@tamu.edu