A multiphase flow approach to modelling sand production using finite elements

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Wan, R G ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Wang, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Taurus Reservoir Solutions Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF GASES; FLUIDIZATION; GASOLINE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAND;

FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; FOUR COMPONENT SYSTEMS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GRAIN PARTICLES; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; PRESSURE DRAWDOWNS; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE; THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELING;

GASES;

EID: 85086056804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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