Modeling nonisothermal rapid multiphase flow in wells under nonequilibrium conditions

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-134

  Michel, Guillermo G ^a   Civan, Faruk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FUEL SYSTEMS;

EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; FLUID SATURATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NON-EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS; NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; NONISOTHERMAL FLOWS; RAPID MULTIPHASE FLOW; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MODELING; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 45749128644     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102231-pa     Document Type: Article

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