Flow rate estimation from wellhead pressure and temperature data

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 2282-2296

  Izgec, B ^a   Hasan, A R ^b   Lin, D ^c   Kabir, C S ^a  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c North Dakota State U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WELL PRESSURE;

FLOW RATE ESTIMATIONS; INTEGRATED ASSET MODELS; PRESSURE-TRANSIENT TESTS; RATE MEASUREMENTS; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE; UNSTEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER; VERIFICATION TOOLS; WELLHEAD PRESSURES;

WELLHEADS;

EID: 58849131139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/115790-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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