Multiphase Flow in Oil and Gas Well Drilling

• Main Author: Sun, Baojiang
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Newark John Wiley & Sons 2016; Wiley; John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated; John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Geology, Exploration & Drilling; Multiphase flow; Offshore gas well drilling; Offshore oil well drilling; Oil & Gas Engineering; Oil well drilling
• ISBN: 1118720253; 9781118720257; 1118720350; 9781118720356
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118720288

A major contribution to the state-of-the-art for those interested in multiphase flow in well-bore, drilling cutting, hydrate and/or acid gas involvements. The author is a leading researcher on the topics presented, and his development of gas-liquid flow pattern transition mechanism and multiphase fl...

Table of Contents:

• Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Void Fraction Wave and Flow Regime Transition 3. Multiphase Flow Model for Well Drilling 4. Multiphase Flow during Underbalanced Drilling 5. Multiphase Flow during Kicking and Killing 6. Multiphase Flow during Kicking and Killing with Acid Gas 7. Multiphase Flow during Kicking and Killing in Deepwater Drilling References Author Index Subject Index
• Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Multiphase flow in the well -- 1.2 Methods -- 1.3 Parameters -- 1.4 Multiphase Flow Patterns -- 1.5 Multiphase Flow Models -- Chapter 2: The Void Fraction Wave and Flow Regime Transition -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Experimental Setup and Methods -- 2.3 Formation Mechanism of Slug Flow With Low Continuous Phase Velocity -- 2.4 Gas-Liquid Flow Regime Transition with High Continuous Phase Velocity -- Chapter 3: Multiphase Flow Model for Well Drilling -- 3.1 Continuity Equation -- 3.2 Momentum Equation -- 3.3 Energy Equation -- 3.4 Applications of the Model -- Chapter 4: Multiphase Flow During Underbalanced Drilling -- 4.1 Flow Model -- 4.2 Solving Processing -- 4.3 Case Study -- Chapter 5: Multiphase Flow During Kicking and Killing -- 5.1 Common Killing Method -- 5.2 Multiphase Flow Model -- 5.3 Solving Process -- 5.4 Case Study -- Chapter 6: Multiphase Flow During Kicking and Killing with Acid Gas -- 6.1 Flow Model -- 6.2 The Solving Process -- 6.3 Simulations and Case Study -- Chapter 7: Multiphase Flow During Kicking and Killing in Deepwater Drilling -- 7.1 Common Deepwater Killing Method -- 7.2 Flow Model -- 7.3 The Solving Process -- 7.4 Case study -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- End User License Agreement