Mechanistic model for upward two-phase flow in annuli

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue A, 2000, Pages 485-496

  Lage, Antonio C V M ^b   Time, Rune W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

ANNULUR FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0034588885     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2523/63127-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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