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Influence of Hydrate Phase Transition on Multiphase Flow in Deepwater Gas Well

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During drilling, as the gas invasion and fluid migration under high-pressure and low-temperature environments, hydrate formation and decomposition have occurred successively. Such a hydrate phase transition would affect the gas invasion laws and overflow characteristics. In this chapter, the influence of hydrate phase transition on the rheology of drilling fluid is introduced firstly; then the well annulus multiphase flow model during drilling is established, and influence of hydrate phase transition on bubbles migration is analyzed; the influence of hydrate phase transition on well multiphase flow with inhibitors and without inhibitors is discussed at last.

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  1. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China

    Zhiyuan Wang

  2. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China

    Baojiang Sun

  3. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China

    Yonghai Gao

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Wang, Z., Sun, B., Gao, Y. (2020). Influence of Hydrate Phase Transition on Multiphase Flow in Deepwater Gas Well. In: Natural Gas Hydrate Management in Deepwater Gas Well. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6418-5_4

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