Intermittent gas lift in Aghajari oil field, a mathematical study

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 245-255

  Ayatollahi, Shahaboddin ^a   Narimani, Mostafa ^a   Moshfeghian, Mahmood ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Artificial lift; Computer simulation; Gas lift; Heat transfer; Intermittent; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

LIQUID SLUG; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

GAS LIFTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SIMULATORS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

OIL FIELDS;

GAS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; OIL FIELD;

EID: 1642487352     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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