Research Article
CFD Method for Predicting Annular Pressure Losses and Cuttings Concentration in Eccentric Horizontal Wells
Table 1
Summary of experimental data from previous studies.
| | Experimental data source | Fluid density (kg/m3) | (—) | (Pa ) | Pipe rotation (rpm) | κ (/) | (—) | Fluid velocity (m/s) | Avg. cuttings size (m) | Cuttings density (kg/m3) | ROP (m/s) |
| | Osgouei [25] | 998.5 | 1.0 | 0.001 | 80 | 0.64 | 0.623 | 1.524–2.7432 | 0.00201 | 2761.4 | 0.00508 | | Han et al. [12] | 998.5 | 0.75 | 0.048 | 0 | 0.70 | 0 | 0.327–0.654 | 0.001 | 2550 | 0.00526 |
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