Drift-Flux Modeling of Multiphase Flow in Wellbores

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1555-1565

  Shi, H ^a   Holmes, J A ^b   Durlofsky, L J ^a,c   Aziz, K ^a   Diaz, L R ^a   Alkaya, B ^a   Oddie, G ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c ChevronTexaco EPTC   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WELL STIMULATION;

DRIFT-FLUX MODEL; WATER GAS; WELLBORES;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142277252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84228-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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