Improved Rheology Model and Hydraulics Analysis for Tomorrow's Wellbore Fluid Applications

Proceedings - SPE Production Operations Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 675-684

  Becker, T E ^a   Morgan, R G ^a   Chin, W C ^a   Griffith, J E ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RHEOLOGY;

MULTIPHASE FLUIDS;

HYDRAULICS;

EID: 0242384802     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/82415-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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