A Three-Segment Hydraulic Model for Annular Cuttings Transport With Foam in Horizontal Drilling* * Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, Grant No. 2006AA06Z218), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50574062).

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-73

  CHENG, Rong chao ^a   WANG, Rui he ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

drilled cuttings; foam fluid; horizontal well; hydraulic model; well inclination angle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING; PROPULSION; RHEOLOGY;

DRILLED CUTTINGS; FOAM FLUID; HORIZONTAL WELL; WELL INCLINATION ANGLE;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

EID: 40149095241     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(08)60029-3     Document Type: Article

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