CFD Method for Predicting Annular Pressure Losses and Cuttings Concentration in Eccentric Horizontal Wells

Figure 4

Experimental and simulation data comparison: (a) pressure loss data for cuttings-water flow, (b) cuttings concentration data for cuttings-water flow, (c) pressure loss data for cuttings—0.4% CMC flow.

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