Generalized Hydraulic Calculation Method Using Rational Polynomial Model

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 741-753

  Pilehvari, Ali ^a   Serth, Robert ^a   Lagad, Vishal ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRILLING FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; POLYNOMIALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

RATIONAL POLYNOMIAL (RP) MODELS; YIELD POWER LAW MODELS;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 1142290751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71403-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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