A feedback-based inverse heat transfer method to estimate unperturbed temperatures in wellbores

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-148

  Espinosa Paredes, Gilberto ^a   Espinosa Martínez, Erick G ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geothermal well; Inverse heat transfer problem; Oil well; Shut in; Unperturbed temperatures; Well drilling

Indexed keywords

BORING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; THERMOANALYSIS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING; WELL DRILLING;

CERRO PRIETO; FEEDBACK FUNCTIONS; FORMATION TEMPERATURES; GULF OF MEXICO; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESSES; IN PROCESSES; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INVERSE HEAT TRANSFER METHODS; INVERSE HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEM; INVERSE HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEMS; MARITIME ZONES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARTICULAR SOLUTIONS; SHUT-IN; UNPERTURBED TEMPERATURES; WELLBORE; WELLBORES;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 56049108104     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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