Multiphase Flowmeters in Well Testing Applications

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1305-1319

  Theuveny, B C ^a   Segeral G ^a   Pinguet, B ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

MASS FRACTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW METERS (MFM);

WELL TESTING;

EID: 1142290708     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71475-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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