Minimum Air and Water Flow Rates Required for Effective Cuttings Transport in High Angle and Horizontal Wells

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 185-196

  Vieira, P ^a   Miska, S ^b   Reed, T ^b   Kuru, E ^b,c  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GASIFIED FLUIDS; WELLBORE ANNULUS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642582188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/74463-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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