Optimization of liquid and gas flow rates for aerated drilling fluids considering hole cleaning for vertical and low inclination wells

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Ozbayoglu, E M ^a,b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b The University of Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; DRILLING FLUIDS; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; GAS COMPRESSORS; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL WELL DRILLING; UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

BOTTOMHOLE PRESSURE; DRILLING OPERATION; FORMATION PRESSURE; GAS - LIQUID MIXTURES; GAS FLOWRATE; HOLE CLEANING; HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOR; LIQUID AND GAS PHASIS; LIQUID FLOW RATES; OPTIMISATIONS;

GASES;

EID: 77958032932     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/141517-PA     Document Type: Article

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