Critical evaluation of mechanistic two-phase flow pipeline and well simulation models

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 393-402

  Dhulesia, H ^a   Lopez, D ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PIPELINES; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CRITICAL EVALUATION; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; HYDROCARBON FLUIDS; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SIMULATION MODEL; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; VALIDATION METHODOLOGIES; HYDRODYNAMIC POINT MODEL; MECHANISTIC STEADY STATE SIMULATION MODELS;

TWO PHASE FLOW; OFFSHORE PIPELINES;

EID: 0029765986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/36611-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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