A robust steady-state model for flowing-fluid temperature in complex wells

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-276

  Hasan, A R ^a   Kabir, C S ^b   Wang, X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ANALYTIC MODELING; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GEOTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; GOVERNING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STEADY FLUID FLOW; STEADY-STATE MODELING; THERMAL PARAMETERS; WELLBORE-FLUID TEMPERATURES;

ANALYTICAL MODELS;

FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; GAS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; OIL; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WELL;

EID: 67649772116     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/109765-PA     Document Type: Article

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