Co-current and countercurrent migration of gas kiclcs in “horizontal” wells

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 96-101

  Baca, H ^a   Nikitopoulos, D E ^b   Smith, J ^a   Bourgoyne, A T ^c  

^a Petroleum Engineering Dept   (United States)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; PIPE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ANNULAR FLOWS; COUNTERCURRENT GAS FLOW; LIQUID-GAS FLOWS;

FLOWLINES;

EID: 0032633607     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795075     Document Type: Article

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