Impact of frictional pressure losses along the completion on well performance

V. M. Birchenko; A. V. Usnich; D. R. Davies

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2010.05.019

Impact of frictional pressure losses along the completion on well performance

V. M. Birchenko, A. V. Usnich, D. R. Davies

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Abstract

Frictional pressure drop along the completion is an important factor in the design of horizontal wells. It must be accounted for in order to secure optimum reservoir drainage and to avoid overestimation of the well productivity. Many authors have previously addressed various aspects of this problem, but an explicit analytical solution for turbulent flow in wellbore has not so far been published. This paper presents such a solution based on the same assumptions as those of previous researchers. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-213
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Volume	73
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2010.05.019
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010

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Friction
Horizontal well
Productivity

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