Modelling sand production and erosion growth under combined axial and radial flow

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Wan, Richard G ^a   Wang, Jin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Taurus Reservoir Solutions Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIAL FLOW; STABILIZATION;

BALANCE EQUATIONS; GALERKIN LEAST SQUARES (GLS); MIXTURE THEORY; THREE-PHASE SYSTEMS;

SAND;

EID: 11844301328     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-12-01     Document Type: Review

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