Dr. Gilles Pelfrene is a Senior Researcher at NORCE Drilling and Well modelling, where he is working on automated drilling and well engineering processes and simulators. Prior to joining NORCE in 2022, he gained 10 years’ experience in the drilling industry where he managed and implemented projects related to the dynamic modelling of drill bits and drilling strings and their interaction with the rock formation and downhole equipment. He has been a member of several conference program committees (SPE Drilling Conference 2020, 2022; Adipec 2021) and received the outstanding technical reviewer award for SPE Drilling & Completion journal in 2019. He is an active member of the Norwegian Center for Geothermal Energy Research (CGER).
Gilles Pelfrene
Senior Researcher
gipe@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 50 08
Prof. Olav Hanssensvei 15, 4021 Stavanger, Norway
Division
Energy and Technology
Research Groups
Energy Modelling and Automation
More information about Gilles
Projects
Publications
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Academic chapterDrilling Automation: Revisiting the Digital Drilling Program– 2025
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Academic chapterDrill Bit Having a Weight-On-Bit Reducing Effect: Theoretical, Laboratory, and Field Investigations– 2025
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Academic chapterEnhancing information retrieval in the drilling domain : Zero-shot learning with large language models for question-answering– 2024
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Academic chapterA New Paradigm for Automatic Well Path Generation Using Multidisciplinary Constraints– 2023
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Academic articleExperimental investigation of the rock cutting process and derivation of the 3D spatial distribution of the formation strength using in-cutter sensing– Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 2023
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Conference lectureCorrection of Couette rheometer measurements– 6nDOF Transient Torque & Drag Workshop 2023
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Conference lectureShallow & deep drilling for geothermal: uncovering synergies– Workshop on Shallow & deep drilling for geothermal: uncovering synergies 2023
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Conference lectureThe microservice architecture for scientific applications– Open Source Drilling Community Technical Seminar Series 2023
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Academic articleSetting a New Standard: PDC Bits Equipped with Compact Vibration Recorders Monitor Entire Run and Reveal Stick-Slip Mitigation System Dysfunction and Downhole Motor Under Performance– IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition 2021
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Academic chapterModelling the 3D Bit-Rock Interaction Helps Designing Better PDC Bits– 2019
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Academic chapterStatistical Optimization of PDC Bit Designs Based on 3D Simulations Applied to Demanding Directional Applications– 2019
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Academic articleNumerical and analytical study of rate effects on drilling forces under bottomhole pressure– International Journal of Rock Mechanics And Mining Sciences 2018
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Academic articleExperimental investigations of rate effects on drilling forces under bottomhole pressure– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2016
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Academic chapterMitigating Stick-Slip in Deep Drilling Based on Optimization of PDC Bit Design– 2011
