Application of vacuum insulated tubing to mitigate annular pressure buildup

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1899-1905

  Azzola, J H ^a   Tselepidakis, D P ^b   Pattillo, P D ^c   Richey, J F ^c   Tinker, S J ^c   Miller, R A ^d   Segreto, S J ^e  

^a Thermal Science Inc

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^d Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^e Tube Alloy Products

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEEP WELL DISPOSAL; SIMULATORS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMAL INSULATION; VACUUM; WELLS;

ANNULAR PRESSURE BUILDUP; STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); TUBING HANGERS; VACUUM INSULATED TUBING (VIT);

TUBING;

EID: 22044432298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/90232-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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