Propagation velocity and time laws of backpressure wave in the wellbore during managed pressure drilling

When gas invasion, especially overflow, occurs at the bottom hole in the process of managed pressure drilling (MPD), it is common to apply backpressure on the wellbore by adjusting the backpressure pump and throttle valve, so as to rebuild bottom hole pressure balance. If it is still thought that th...

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Main Authors: Tie Yan, Junbo Qu, Xiaofeng Sun, Ye Chen, Yi Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-06-01
Series:Natural Gas Industry B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854018300391