A simple model for annular two-phase flow in wellbores

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-175

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FORECASTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

HIGH-GAS-TO-OIL-RATIO (HIGH-GOR) PRODUCTION; SEMIMECHANISTIC MODEL; SMOOTH-CHANNEL ASSUMPTION; WAVY-LIQUID FILM; WELLBORES;

OIL WELLS;

BOREHOLES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FORECASTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW MODELING; GAS CONDENSATE; GAS FLOW; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34249995178     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/95523-pa     Document Type: Article

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