A new computational fluid dynamics model to predict flow profiles and erosion rates in downhole completion equipment

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3723-3749

  Russell, Ronnie ^a   Shirazi, Siamack ^b   Macrae, Jonathan ^a  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; DATA ACQUISITION; EROSION; FLOW PATTERNS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELDS; SAND; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOWNHOLE COMPLETION EQUIPMENTS; EROSION DATA; FLOW VELOCITIES; SAND GENERATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 22044434409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/90734-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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