A Transient Analytical Model for Predicting Wellbore/Reservoir Temperature and Stresses during Drilling with Fluid Circulation

Accurate characterization of heat transfer in a wellbore during drilling, which includes fluid circulation, is important for wellbore stability analysis. In this work, a pseudo-3D model is developed to simultaneously calculate the heat exchange between the flowing fluid and the surrounding media (dr...

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Main Authors: Bisheng Wu, Tianle Liu, Xi Zhang, Bailin Wu, Robert G. Jeffrey, Andrew P. Bunger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/1/42