Experimental investigation of frictional pressure losses in coiled tubing

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-96

  Azouz, Idir ^a,c,d   Shah, S N ^a,c,e,f,g,h   Vinod, P S ^a,i,j,k   Lord, D L ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b SPE

^c Southern Utah U ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^e HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^f HONEYWELL   (United States)

^g M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^h U of Mew Mexico   (Mexico)

ⁱ Dowell R and D Facility   (United States)

^j U of Calicut   (India)

^k RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURE DROP; TUBING; WATER;

COILED TUBING; HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR; LINEAR GUAR GUM;

PETROLEUM PIPELINES;

FRICTION; PIPE; PRESSURE LOSS;

FRICTION; PIPES; PRESSURE;

EID: 0032077563     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/37328-PA     Document Type: Article

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