A New Computer Package for Simulating Cuttings Transport and Predicting Hole Cleaning in Deviated and Horizontal Wells

Proceedings of the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, IOGCEC

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 261-272

  Zou, Longqing ^a   Patel, M H ^b   Han, Guoyou ^a  

^a NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRILLING FLUIDS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT;

ANNULAR FLOW; DRILLED CUTTINGS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1242310423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/64646-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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