Pressure drop models for gas-liquid two-phase flow and its application in underbalanced drilling* * Supported by program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT0411).

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 405-411

  PING, Li qiu ^a   WANG, Zhi ming ^a   WEI, Jian guang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

accuracy comparison; gas liquid two phase flow; pressure drop models; pressure predictions; underbalanced drilling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRESSURE DROP; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ACCURACY COMPARISON; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP MODELS; PRESSURE PREDICTIONS; UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34247265917     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(06)60086-3     Document Type: Article

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