A New Comprehensive, Mechanistic Model for Underbalanced Drilling Improves Wellbore Pressure Predictions

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 625-637

  Perez Tellez C ^a   Smith, J R ^b   Edwards, J K ^b  

^a PEMEX   (Mexico)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE REGULATION; SIMULATORS; STEADY FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

UNDERBALANCED DRILLING (UBD); WELLBORE PRESSURE;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642441356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/74426-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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