Abstract

The effect of pipe inclination, solid concentration and mixture velocity on the mixture flow behavior, pressure drops, and concentration distribution of coarse-grained particle-water mixtures was experimentally investigated on an experimental pipe loop with horizontal, vertical, and inclined pipe sections of inner diameter D = 100 mm. Two fractions of washed graded basalt pebbles, of mean diameter d50 = 12.1 and 6.3 mm were used as solid particles.

Keywords:
frictional pressure drop, production control, flow metering, production monitoring, bed layer, production logging, slurry flow, particle, reservoir surveillance, inclination
Subjects:
Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Production logging, Downhole and wellsite flow metering
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2014. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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