A Quantitative Investigation of the Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition: Application to Efficient Mud Cleaning

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 543-551

  Brand, Fabien ^a   Peixinho, Jorge ^a   Nouar, Cherif ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b LEMTA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CEMENTS; CLEANING; LAMINAR FLOW; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL CASINGS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOPLASTICITY;

WELL-CLEANING PROCESS; WELLBORE FLUIDS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142278601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71375-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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