Application of unsteady couette flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids in concentric annular wellbore

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 229-235

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Chukwu, Godwin A ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric annulus: Surge; Power law fluids; Swab pressure; Unsteady couette flow

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONFINED FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; SURGES (FLUID);

CONCENTRIC ANNULUS; MOTION EQUATIONS; POWER-LAW FLUIDS; SWAB PRESSURE; UNSTEADY COUETTE FLOW;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

COUETTE FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; WELL FRACTURING;

EID: 0041636137     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(96)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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