TY  - EJOU
AU  - Liu, Jinbo 
AU  - Jiang, Ziheng 
AU  - Feng, Xuezhang 
AU  - Liao, Ruiquan 
AU  - Feng, Dianfang 
AU  - Zhang, Xingkai 
AU  - Aikeremu, Hasimu 

TI  - An Experimental Study on the Pressure Distribution in Horizontal Gas Wells
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2020
VL  - 16
IS  - 6
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - 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%.
KW  - Horizontal gas well; laboratory experiment; pressure distribution

DO  - 10.32604/fdmp.2020.010722