Effect of completion geometry and phasing on single-phase liquid flow behavior in horizontal wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 93-104

  Yuan, Hong ^a   Sarica, Cem ^a   Brill, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; OIL WELLS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WELL COMPLETION; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PRESSURE DROP;

CONSERVATION OF MASS; DEVELOPING REGIONS; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; FRICTION FACTOR CORRELATION; FRICTION FACTORS; MULTIPLE INJECTIONS; PRODUCTION BEHAVIORS; SINGLE PHASE LIQUID FLOW;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

FRICTION FACTOR; PHASING;

EID: 0031619654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/48937-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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