An analytical film drainage model and breakup criterion for Taylor bubbles in slug flow in inclined round pipes

E Lizarraga-Garcia, J Buongiorno, M Bucci - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The velocity of Taylor bubbles in inclined pipes is reduced if a lubricating liquid film between
the bubble and the pipe wall is not present. An analytical model predicting the gravity-driven …

Advanced wellbore simulation of flow control devices with feedback control for thermal operations

T Stone, CE Damas, G Woiceshyn, DHS Law… - SPE Reservoir …, 2013 - onepetro.org
Events such as hydraulic gradients in the horizontal completion, geologic and fluid
variations in the reservoir and well placement issues can produce very poor steam …

Use of Horizontal Drift-Flux Models For Simulating Wellbore Flow in SAGD Operations

M Heidari, C Istchenko, W Bailey… - SPE Reservoir Simulation …, 2021 - onepetro.org
The paper examines new horizontal drift-flux correlations for their ability to accurately model
phase flow rates and pressure drops in horizontal and undulating wells that are part of a …

CFD for Multiphase Flow Transport in Pipelines

M Ramdin, R Henkes - International Conference on …, 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
There is an increasing interest in applying three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) for multiphase flow transport in pipelines, eg in the oil and gas industry. In this study …

Development of a new CFD-based unified closure relation for Taylor bubble velocity in two-phase slug flow in pipes

E Lizarraga-Garcia, J Buongiorno… - BHR International …, 2015 - onepetro.org
Two-phase slug flow is a common occurrence in wells, riser pipes and pipelines of crude oil
and natural gas systems. Current predictive tools for two-phase flow are based on either the …

Methods and systems for reservoir and wellbore simulation

WJ Bailey, H Tang, TW Stone - US Patent 11,680,464, 2023 - Google Patents
US11680464B2 - Methods and systems for reservoir and wellbore simulation - Google
Patents US11680464B2 - Methods and systems for reservoir and wellbore simulation …