Evaluation of cuttings transport in horizontal and near horizontal wells - A dimensionless approach

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1992-March, Issue , 1992, Pages 155-161

  Martins, A L ^a   Costapinto Santana, C ^b  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LOCKS (FASTENERS); NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CUTTINGS TRANSPORT; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; LOCKHART MARTINELLI PARAMETER; MECHANISTIC MODELING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84973514320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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