Research Article

A Novel Dynamic Model for Predicting Pressure Wave Velocity in Four-Phase Fluid Flowing along the Drilling Annulus

Table 1

Parameters of the calculation well.

TypePropertyValue

MudDensity (kg/m3)1460
Viscosity (Pa⋅s)

GasRelative density0.65
Viscosity (Pa⋅s)

OilDensity (kg/m3)800
Viscosity (Pa⋅s)

WaterDensity (kg/m3)1000
Viscosity (Pa⋅s)

StringElastic modulus of string (Pa)
Poisson ratio of string0.3
Roughness (m)

Surface conditionSurface temperature (K)298
Atmosphere pressure (MPa)0.101