Experimental determination of interfacial friction factor in horizontal drilling with a bed of cuttings

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1996-April, Issue , 1996, Pages 39-48

  Martins, A L ^a   Sa C H M ^a   Lourenco A M F ^b   Freire, L G M ^b   Campos, W ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b Federal Fluminense U   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR STRESS;

ANNULAR GEOMETRY; ANNULAR SECTIONS; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; INTERFACIAL FRICTION; LARGE-SCALE FLOWS; POLYMERIC SOLUTION; TYPICAL APPLICATION;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

EID: 85038040876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/36075-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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