A mechanistic model for computing fluid temperature profiles in gas-lift wells

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-185

  Hasan, A R ^a,c   Kabir, C S ^b,d,e,f,g  

^a U of North Dakota   (United States)

^b Chevron Overseas Petrol Technol Co

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d Chevron Overseas Petrol Technol C   (Kuwait)

^e Chevron's Technology Center   (United States)

^f SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TUBING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ENERGY BALANCE; GAS INJECTION; GAS LIFT WELLS; GAS MASS FRACTION; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; MECHANISTIC MODEL; PRODUCTION TIME; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UNSTEADY HEAT TRANSFER; WELL DEPTH;

GAS LIFTS;

EID: 0030216705     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/26098-PA     Document Type: Article

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