A review of experiments and modeling of gas-liquid flow in electrical submersible pumps

J Zhu, HQ Zhang - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
As the second most widely used artificial lift method in petroleum production (and first in
produced amount), electrical submersible pump (ESP) maintains or increases flow rate by …

Practical aspects of multiphase slug frequency: An overview

A Arabi, RL Höhn, J Pallares… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Slug frequency, the number of liquid slugs passing through a point per unit of time, is an
intrinsic parameter that is used to characterize multiphase slug flows in pipes. In this review …

Artificial neural network application for multiphase flow patterns detection: A new approach

M Al-Naser, M Elshafei, A Al-Sarkhi - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiphase flow measurement is a very challenging issue in process industry. There are
several techniques to estimate multiphase flow parameters. However, these techniques …

Review of oil–water through pipes

ASI Ismail, I Ismail, M Zoveidavianpoor… - Flow Measurement and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In oilfield operations, co-current flow of oil–water mixture is very common and can cause
significant flow assurance problems during production. Accurate knowledge of behaviour of …

Steady-State Multiphase Flow Past, Present, and Future, with a Perspective on Flow Assurance

M Shippen, WJ Bailey - Energy & Fuels, 2012 - ACS Publications
A monumental amount of research and development work has been invested in multiphase
flow modeling over the past 50 years. Yet, many challenges remain as we incorporate …

Experimental investigation of oil–water two-phase flow in horizontal pipes: Pressure losses, liquid holdup and flow patterns

ASI Ismail, I Ismail, M Zoveidavianpoor… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
Flow experiments have been conducted for oil–water two-phase flow in a horizontal 5.08 cm
ID flow loop at a length to diameter ratio of 1311. The fluids were light Malaysian waxy crude …

Prediction of wellbore gas hydrate generation based on temperature-pressure coupling model in deepwater testing

X Zhou, L Mao, Z Guo, Y Gao - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
With the advancement of oil and gas exploration and development technology, the
development of the world's oil and gas resources is gradually advancing from land and …

Passive flow control devices—well design and physics of their different flow regimes: A review

GA Rosi, D Zhu, ID Gates, J Wang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As wells shift towards producing or injecting along their entire length, frictional pressure
losses and reservoir heterogeneities become larger issues in completion design. There is …

Review of multiphase flow models in the petroleum engineering: Classifications, simulator types, and applications

AA Ali, GH Abdul-Majeed, A Al-Sarkhi - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Multiphase flow modeling is crucial for the oil and gas industry, enabling safer and more cost-
effective subsea well development. In the past 60 years, there have been significant …

Merging physics and data-driven methods for field-wide bottomhole pressure estimation in unconventional wells

D Molinari, S Sankaran - … Technology Conference, 26–28 July 2021, 2021 - library.seg.org
Bottomhole pressure is an essential parameter to measure well performance, design and
optimize artificial lift and calculate well deliverability. However, it is rarely continuously …