Development Well Testing Enhancement Using a Multiphase Flowmeter

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 3737-3748

  Mus, E A ^a   Toskey, E D ^b   Bascoul, S J F ^a   Barber, E C ^a  

^a TotalFinaElf E and P Angola   (Angola)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DRILLING RIGS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRESSURE CONTROL; VOLUME FRACTION; WELL PRESSURE;

GAS OIL RATIO (GOR); MULTIPHASE FLOW METERS (MFM);

OIL WELL TESTING;

EID: 1142266566     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77769-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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