Prediction of pressure, temperature, and velocity distribution of two-phase flow in oil wells

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-208

  Cazarez Candia, Octavio ^a   Vásquez Cruz, Mario A ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Homogeneous model; Oil well; Pressure drop; Temperature; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EQUATIONS; JOULE-THOMSON COEFFICIENT; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

OIL WELLS;

FLOW VELOCITY; OIL WELL; PRESSURE DROP; TEMPERATURE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 14544302700     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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