Modeling of ECD in casing drilling operations and comparison with experimental and field data

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 451-460

  Diaz, H ^a   Miska, S ^b   Takach, N ^b   Yu, M ^b  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL CASINGS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PIPE; PISTONS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD); FLOW APPROXIMATION MODEL; PRESSURE LOSSES; SLIP VELOCITY;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33646978205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87149-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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