Modeling non-annular flow in gas condensate wells

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1997-March, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Garber, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas condensate wells; Multiphase flow; Non annular flow; Slug churn transition

Indexed keywords

MULTIPHASE FLOW; TUBING;

ANNULAR FLOWS; CHURN FLOW; FORMATION WATER; GAS-CONDENSATE WELLS; GULF OF MEXICO; RESIDENCE TIME; SLUG FLOW; SLUG-CHURN TRANSITION;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 85036743110     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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