Multiphase flow metering: Current trends and future developments

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 77-84

  Falcone, G ^a   Hewitt, G F ^a   Alimonti, C ^a   Harrison, B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWLINES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL WELL TESTING;

MULTIPHASE FLOW METERING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0036526032     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/74689-JPT     Document Type: Review

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