Investigation of holdup and pressure drop behavior for oil-water flow in vertical and deviated wells

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-14

  Flores, J G ^a   Sarica, C ^b   Chen, T X ^b,c   Brill, J P ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

^c R and D Department   (United States)

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EID: 0009284387     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795016     Document Type: Article

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