Effect of wettability on high-velocity coefficient in two-phase gas/liquid flow

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 2941-2948

  Noh, M ^a   Firoozabadi, A ^a  

^a RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; VELOCITY; WETTING;

LIQUID BLOCKING; WATER-GAS FLOW; WELL DELIVERABILITY; WETTABILITY;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33751007003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/102773-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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