Design of cement pulsation treatment in gas wells - Model and field validation

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 36-45

  Chimmalgi, V S ^a,c   Wojtanowicz, A K ^b,d  

^a ONGC   (India)

^b Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c Institute of Oil and Gas Production Technology   (India)

^d Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CEMENTS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS; SLURRIES; WELL CEMENTING;

HYDRAULIC PRESSURES; PRESSURE ATTENUATION; TOP CEMENT PULSATION (TCP); TRANSITION TIME;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 22544486887     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/05-06-02     Document Type: Review

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