“…However, previous researchers have done great works in unravelling the rationale behind the factors that affect the cuttings carrying capacity of drilling fluids. Parameters such as annular flow rate, rate of penetration, fluid density, effective fluid viscosity, cuttings size, cuttings density, well inclination and pipe/hole eccentricity play leading roles in cuttings transport performance of drilling fluid (Ozbayoglu et al 2004;Stan & Avram 2014). In the same vein, other factors such as fluid flow regime and pipe rotation have also been observed to have a great impact on drilled cuttings transport in vertical, deviated, and horizontal wellbores Ozbayoglu et al 2008;Rooki et al 2014;Tomren et al 1986).…”