Underbalanced and Low-head Drilling Operations: Real Time Interpretation of Measured Data and Operational Support

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 591-602

  Lorentzen, Rolf J ^a   Fjelde, Kjell Kåre ^a   Frøyen, Jonny ^a   Lage, Antonio C V M ^b   Nævdal, Geir ^a   Vefring, Erlend H ^a  

^a RF   (Norway)

^b Petrobras ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FLOW MODELS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; FRICTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; KALMAN FILTERING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1142290759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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