Simplified wellbore-flow modeling in gas/condensate systems

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Kabir, C Shah ^a   Hasan, A Rashid ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELLHEADS;

GAS/LIQUID RATIO; HYDROSTATIC HEAD; WELLBORE-FLOW MODELING;

GAS CONDENSATES;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; GAS CONDENSATES; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELLHEADS;

FLOW MODELING; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL TESTING;

EID: 33745700647     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89754-pa     Document Type: Article

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