Topics: Reservoirs , Wells , Drilling , Inflow , Transients (Dynamics) , Drilling rigs , Uncertainty , Computer software , Energy resources , Financial risk

Guest Editorials

Flow Assurance and Control in Petroleum Production and Transport

Cem Sarica

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 040302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3050251

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View articletitled, Flow Assurance and Control in Petroleum Production and Transport

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Petroleum

Research Papers

Natural Gas Technology

Wet Gas Separation in Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone Separator

Robiro Molina, Shoubo Wang, Luis E. Gomez, Ram S. Mohan, Ovadia Shoham, Gene Kouba

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 042701. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000101

Abstract

View articletitled, Wet Gas Separation in Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone Separator

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Topics: Drops , Flow (Dynamics) , Pressure , Separation (Technology) , High pressure (Physics) , Artificial neural networks

Petroleum Engineering

Using Transient Inflow Performance Relationships to Model the Dynamic Interaction Between Reservoir and Wellbore During Pressure Testing

Aldo Costantini, Gioia Falcone, Geoffrey F. Hewitt, Claudio Alimonti

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 042901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000128

Abstract

View articletitled, Using Transient Inflow Performance Relationships to Model the Dynamic Interaction Between Reservoir and Wellbore During Pressure Testing

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Inflow , Pressure , Reservoirs , Simulation , Transients (Dynamics) , Porous materials , Fluids , Multiphase flow

Petroleum Transport/Pipelines/Multiphase Flow

An Experimental Study on Wax Removal in Pipes With Oil Flow

Qian Wang, Cem Sarica, Michael Volk

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000136

Abstract

View articletitled, An Experimental Study on Wax Removal in Pipes With Oil Flow

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Pipelines , Pipes , Pressure , Test facilities , Transportation systems , Disks , Mineral oil

Design and Performance of Slug Damper

Antonio Reinoso, Luis E. Gomez, Shoubo Wang, Ram S. Mohan, Ovadia Shoham, Gene Kouba

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000137

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Performance of Slug Damper

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Topics: Dampers , Flow (Dynamics) , Slug flows

Evaluation of “Marching Algorithms” in the Analysis of Multiphase Flow in Natural Gas Pipelines

Luis F. Ayala, Doruk Alp

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000103

Abstract

View articletitled, Evaluation of “Marching Algorithms” in the Analysis of Multiphase Flow in Natural Gas Pipelines

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Topics: Algorithms , Flow (Dynamics) , Multiphase flow , Pipelines , Pipes , Pressure , Two-phase flow , Temperature , Natural gas , Fluids

Hydrodynamic Modeling of Three-Phase Flow in Production and Gathering Pipelines

Jose Zaghloul, Michael Adewumi, M. Thaddeus Ityokumbul

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000135

Abstract

View articletitled, Hydrodynamic Modeling of Three-Phase Flow in Production and Gathering Pipelines

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Pipes , Water , Pipelines

Petroleum Wells-Drilling/Production/Construction

Implementation of a Bottom-Hole Assembly Program

Kenneth Bhalla, Ph.D., Lixin Gong, Ph.D., George K. McKown

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043101. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000123

Abstract

View articletitled, Implementation of a Bottom-Hole Assembly Program

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Topics: Algorithms , Deflection , Drilling , Drills (Tools) , Graphical user interfaces , Manufacturing , Weight (Mass) , Drill strings , Fluids , Boundary-value problems

NETL Extreme Drilling Laboratory Studies High Pressure High Temperature Drilling Phenomena

K. David Lyons, Simone Honeygan, Thomas Mroz

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000139

Abstract

View articletitled, NETL Extreme Drilling Laboratory Studies High Pressure High Temperature Drilling Phenomena

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Topics: Drilling , Rocks

Laboratory Simulation of Drill Bit Dynamics Using a Model-Based Servohydraulic Controller

David W. Raymond, M. A. Elsayed, Yarom Polsky, Scott S. Kuszmaul

J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2008, 130(4): 043103. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3000142

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View articletitled, Laboratory Simulation of Drill Bit Dynamics Using a Model-Based Servohydraulic Controller

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Topics: Bits (Tools) , Control equipment , Drill strings , Drilling , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Simulation , Vibration , Displacement , Actuators , Rocks