A new liquid hold-up correlation for geothermal wells

Geothermics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 795-817

  Garg, Sabodh K ^a   Pritchett, John W ^a   Alexander, James H ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowing quality; Hold up correlation; Pressure and temperature profiles; Simulation; Spinner; Two phase flow; Well simulators

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DATA REDUCTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DATASETS; FLOWING ENTHALPIES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WELLBORES;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 8744313698     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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