Use of flow-pattern-based models for interpreting oil-water flow in production logging

Proceedings of the Middle East Oil Show

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 922-929

  Kabir, C S ^a   Hoadley, S F ^a   Kamal, D ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PRODUCTION LOGGING (PL); RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

OIL WELL LOGGING;

EID: 1642520930     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68468-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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