@Article{fdmp.2020.010722,
AUTHOR = {Jinbo Liu, Ziheng Jiang, Xuezhang Feng, Ruiquan Liao, Dianfang Feng, Xingkai Zhang, Hasimu Aikeremu},
TITLE = {An Experimental Study on the Pressure Distribution in Horizontal Gas Wells},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {1243--1258},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v16n6/40843},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
ABSTRACT = {Laboratory experiments have been carried out to study the fluid flow in
the wellbore of a horizontal gas well during the production process. The related
pressure distribution has been determined considering different cases (different
inflow media, different perforation opening methods and different liquid holdup).
It has been found that the larger the fluid flow rate, the greater the pressure
changes in the wellbore under the same hole opening mode. The uniformity of
the perforation opening method was also an important factor affecting the magnitude of the wellbore pressure change. The liquid holdup also affected the pressure
distribution, especially when the gas volumetric flow rate exceeded 200 m³/h.
Comparison of the outcomes of the present experimental study with the predictions of a theoretical model available in the literature has provided a relative error
smaller than 20%.},
DOI = {10.32604/fdmp.2020.010722}
}