Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
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Hello,
Recently I started a thread about how to calculate the effective diameter of an annulus.
After some debate it seemed that the petroleum method resembled the more realistic solution.
I am using this equation in a technical document and I need a reference that points me to the petroleum method. Where can I find this equation in text form?
Thank you,
Recently I started a thread about how to calculate the effective diameter of an annulus.
After some debate it seemed that the petroleum method resembled the more realistic solution.
I am using this equation in a technical document and I need a reference that points me to the petroleum method. Where can I find this equation in text form?
Thank you,





RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
Maybe you could click on your handle and look at the posts you've made (click on the number of posts started and a list will come up) and provide a link to the one you're referencing?
I'm thinking this was the rather animated one that started off about using Crane for annular spaces?
Patricia Lougheed
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RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
Yes I was looking at that reference, but I was wondering if there was a more concrete source such as a textbook or handbook of some kind.
Sorry I wasnt clear about this on my first post. But I really need a formal text that uses or derives this formula so I can have good proof of theory in my document.
A forum document is good enough for me, but it may not be good enough for our client (we need a source for this equation, how was it developed and validated? etc... textbook style)
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
Petroleum Engineering Handbook, edited by Howard B. Bradely, Third Printing, 1987, published by The Society of Petroleum Engineers, equation 49, page 34-27.
I've been able to verify this equation in hundreds of data analysis exercises over the years and it consistently does pretty well at matching measured data, way better than the alternatives.
David
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RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
RE: Petroleum Method for Effective Diameter of Annulus
That would be far too easy. It's done.
David