TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kabir, C. Shah
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/12
TI  - A Review of Practical Applications of Fluid Flow and Associated Heat Transfer Modeling in Wellbores
JO  - Journal of Energy and Power Technology
SP  - 019
VL  - 05
IS  - 02
AB  - Investigations on two-phase gas/liquid flow in pipes have been under study for nearly six decades. These studies have significantly assisted in managing fluid flow in the wellbore and surface networks, leading to the separation of phases and transmission of oil and gas into the market. This study summarizes some of the main lessons learned in flow through wellbores. Besides understanding some of the fundamental principles, we focused on the practical items of interest: Conventional production scenarios for oil and gas wells; Liquid loading in gas wells; Production in geothermal wells; Heat flow from fluid flow; Transient non-isothermal wellbore modeling; Well blowout in drilling operation; Estimating static geothermal and flowing-temperature gradients in gas wells; Heat mining with fluid circulation in wellbores. Given the diversity of the methods mentioned above, understanding flows in the wellbore and the reservoir becomes equally important. One critical item is the fluid temperature measurement associated with the fluid flow that enables validation of the fluid flow rate, besides revealing information about the reservoir characteristics.
SN  - 2690-1692
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302019
DO  - 10.21926/jept.2302019
ID  - Kabir2023
ER  -