Optimization of hole cleaning in horizontal and inclined wellbores: A study with computational fluid dynamics
Lenissongui C. Yeo, Yin Feng, Abdennour Seibi, Ahmed Temani, Ning Liu
Topics & Concepts
TurbulenceDrilling fluidMechanicsComputational fluid dynamicsPressure dropFluid dynamicsFlow (mathematics)Petroleum engineeringPressure gradientMatrix (chemical analysis)DrillingGeologyMechanical engineeringEngineeringMaterials sciencePhysicsComposite materialDrilling and Well EngineeringHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods