Best practice for the distribution and metering of two-phase steam

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Hong, K C ^a,b,c   Griston, Suzanne ^b,d  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Chevron's Western Business Unit

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); STEAM SEPARATORS AND TRAPS;

STEAMFLOOD;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

METERING; STEAMFLOODING; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0031204029     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35422-PA     Document Type: Article

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