We analyze non-stationary, but stabilized flow towards a well in a reservoir with impermeable external boundaries (volumetric reservoir.) Two operating conditions: fixed production rate and given wellbore pressure are considered. Determination of conditions under which the Productivity Index (PI) is time invariant is the focus of our study. For the fixed production rate case the flow regime pro...

This paper describes the investigation of a single-well enhanced geothermal system comprised of a downhole thermosiphon and a novel completion design using a downhole heat exchanger. The thermosiphon is a device that takes advantage of the gravity head difference between liquid flowing down the annulus and vapor flowing up the tubing. Without a connection to a large reservoir volume, a downhole...

if global trade were fair, it is argued, then international aid would be unnecessary and inequalities inherent to the economic system would be justifiable. here, we argue that while global trade is unfair, in part because richer countries set the rules, we believe that additional interventions must go beyond trade regulation and short-term aid to redress inequalities among countries that will p...

Elemental sulfur (S8) is often present in considerable amounts in sour gas reservoirs at the reservoir conditions (pressure and temperature). For the isothermal conditions in the reservoir, the reduction in reservoir pressure below a critical value will cause the elemental sulfur to deposit in the formation. Sulfur deposition can cause severe loss in the pore space available for gas, and in tur...

The main forms of gas kicks into the wellbore during drilling in fractured carbonate reservoirs are underbalanced pressure and gravity displacement. These two have different mechanisms entry well control measures, which require timely identification type kick when it occurs. A two-phase flow model with a wellbore-formation coupling was developed, based on rate models. variation characteristics ...

The most prominent aspect of multiphase flow is the variation in the physical distribution of the phases in the flow conduit known as the flow pattern. Several different flow patterns can exist under different flow conditions which have significant effects on liquid holdup, pressure gradient and heat transfer. Gas-liquid two-phase flow in an annulus can be found in a variety of practical situat...

Up till now, there is no production logging data interpretation module in CIFLog, which is the 3rd generation well-logging software platform in China. So the situation has a strong impact on its promotion and utilization. In this paper, firstly, the authors introduce the characteristics of the existing and mature logging interpretation software, and design the data interpretation module functio...

Distributed-memory implementations of several scientific applications require array redistribution. Array redistribution is used in languages such as High Performance Fortran to dynamically change the distribution of arrays across processors. Performing array redistribution incurs two overheads an indexing overhead for determining the set of processors to communicate with and the array elements...