Vortex methods reducing the bottom-hole differential pressure

Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 81-90

  Zhu, Hai YAN ^a,b   Deng, Jin Gen ^a,b   Jing Ying, Zhao ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOMHOLE; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; DRILLING COST; DRILLING PRACTICES; EQUIVALENT CIRCULATION DENSITY; FIELD TEST; NUMERICAL CALCULATION METHODS; OIL AND GAS WELL; RATE OF PENETRATION; REDUCTION TOOLS; REVERSE FLOW; ROTATION SPEED; STRUCTURE FEATURES; VORTEX METHODS;

JET PUMPS; NATURAL GAS WELLS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84865357461     PISSN: 00222755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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