Flow rate and total discharge estimations in gas-well blowouts

Liu, Ruochen; Hasan, A. Rashid; Mannan, M. Sam

doi:10.1016/j.jngse.2015.06.006

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“…For instance, when an unexpected over-pressured reservoir interval or pressure management issue appears, ample reservoir fluids can spill, causing severe safety hazards for the drilling rig and the operational personnel involved. This section sketches a practical gas or oil spillrisk assessment method articulated by Liu et al in gas [42] and oil [43] wells with coupled wellbore/reservoir modeling. The method is anchored in unsteady-state two-phase fluid flow and heat transfer modeling from the reservoir to the spill point; the statistical design of experiments helped study the relative importance of some of the independent variables.…”

Section: Managing Gas Well Blowoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Review of Practical Applications of Fluid Flow and Associated Heat Transfer Modeling in Wellbores

Kabir¹

2023

J Energ Power Technol

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Investigations on two-phase gas/liquid flow in pipes have been under study for nearly six decades. These studies have significantly assisted in managing fluid flow in the wellbore and surface networks, leading to the separation of phases and transmission of oil and gas into the market. This study summarizes some of the main lessons learned in flow through wellbores. Besides understanding some of the fundamental principles, we focused on the practical items of interest: Conventional production scenarios for oil and gas wells; Liquid loading in gas wells; Production in geothermal wells; Heat flow from fluid flow; Transient non-isothermal wellbore modeling; Well blowout in drilling operation; Estimating static geothermal and flowing-temperature gradients in gas wells; Heat mining with fluid circulation in wellbores. Given the diversity of the methods mentioned above, understanding flows in the wellbore and the reservoir becomes equally important. One critical item is the fluid temperature measurement associated with the fluid flow that enables validation of the fluid flow rate, besides revealing information about the reservoir characteristics.

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Section: Managing Gas Well Blowoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Figure 21b shows, permeability, and formation thickness, meaning reservoir conductivity, became the most crucial variable in the cumulative fluid loss. Liu et al [5,42] also discussed how jet fire and flammable gas hazards could be quantified during a gas well blowout.…”

Section: Managing Gas Well Blowoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Practical Applications of Fluid Flow and Associated Heat Transfer Modeling in Wellbores

Kabir¹

2023

J Energ Power Technol

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“…Nannan et al (2013) reviewed the role of sound speed in the fundamental derivative of gas dynamics, and Nichita et al (2010) reviewed the calculation of sound velocity in two-phase fluids. In engineering, the low sound speeds of two-phase flows have been cited as affecting cavitation erosion (Peters et al 2015), the properties of destructive fluid hammers (Porca et al 2014), ultrasonic monitoring of the setting of concrete (Desmet et al 2011), and flow rates during gas-well blowouts (Liu et al 2015). The variability of seismic signals caused by heterogeneity in wet geothermal ground observed in Yellowstone (Kieffer 1984b) has been cited as an analog for variable seismicity in subaqueous hydrothermal settings (Pontbriand & Sohn 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%