Flow Patterns and Minimum Suspension Velocity for Efficient Cuttings Transport in Horizontal and Deviated Wells in Coiled-Tubing Drilling

Proceedings of the SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable Conf

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 180-193

  Kelessidis, V C ^a   Mpandelis, G E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; OIL WELLS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COILED-TUBING DRILLING;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642477506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/81746-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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