List of Figures |
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Preface |
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List of Symbols |
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Part I Well Productivity |
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Chapter 1 Well Components |
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3 | (16) |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (5) |
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9 | (1) |
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1.5 Safety Control System |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (6) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Properties of Petroleum Fluids |
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19 | (18) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (3) |
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2.2.1 Solution Gas-Oil Ratio |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Formation Volume Factor of Oil |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2.5 Oil Compressibility |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3 Properties of Natural Gas |
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22 | (9) |
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2.3.1 Specific Gravity of Gas |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Gas Pseudo-Critical Pressure and Temperature |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (2) |
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2.3.4 Gas Compressibility Factor |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (2) |
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2.3.6 Formation Volume Factor of Gas |
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31 | (1) |
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2.3.7 Gas Compressibility |
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31 | (1) |
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2.4 Properties of Produced Water |
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31 | (2) |
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2.4.1 Density, Specific Gravity, and Salinity |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Water Formation Volume Factor |
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32 | (1) |
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2.4.4 Water Compressibility |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Reservoir Deliverability |
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37 | (46) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (8) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Pseudo-Steady-State Flow |
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40 | (2) |
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3.2.4 Hydraulic-Fractured Wells |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (5) |
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45 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Single-Fractured Wells |
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46 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Multistage Fractured Wells |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (3) |
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3.5 Inflow Performance Relationship |
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53 | (9) |
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3.5.1 IPR for Single (Liquid)-Phase Reservoirs |
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53 | (4) |
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3.5.2 IPR for Two-Phase Reservoirs |
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57 | (2) |
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3.5.3 IPR for Partial Two-Phase Oil Reservoirs |
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59 | (3) |
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3.6 Construction of IPR Curves Using Test Points |
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62 | (6) |
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3.7 Composite IPR of Stratified Reservoirs |
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68 | (5) |
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3.7.1 Composite IPR Models |
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68 | (5) |
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73 | (5) |
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74 | (2) |
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3.8.2 Fetkovich' s Method |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Wellbore Flow Performance |
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83 | (28) |
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83 | (1) |
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4.2 Single-Phase Liquid Flow |
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83 | (4) |
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4.3 Single-Phase Gas Flow |
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87 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Average Temperature and Compressibility Factor Method |
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88 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Cullender and Smith Method |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (2) |
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4.4 Multiphase Flow in Oil Wells |
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94 | (10) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (7) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Choke Performance |
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111 | (18) |
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111 | (1) |
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5.2 Sonic and Subsonic Flow |
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111 | (1) |
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5.3 Single-Phase Liquid Flow |
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112 | (2) |
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5.4 Single-Phase Gas Flow |
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114 | (6) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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5.4.3 Temperature at Choke |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (1) |
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5.5.1 Critical (Sonic) Flow |
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120 | (5) |
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5.5.2 Subcriticai (Subsonic) Flow |
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121 | (4) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Well Deliverability |
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129 | (50) |
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129 | (1) |
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6.2 Principle of Nodal Analysis |
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129 | (2) |
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6.3 Deliverability of Vertical Wells |
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131 | (18) |
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6.3.1 Analysis With the Bottom-Hole Node |
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131 | (6) |
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6.3.2 Analysis With Wellhead Node |
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137 | (12) |
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6.4 Deliverability of Horizontal Wells |
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149 | (10) |
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6.4.1 Non-Fractured Horizontal Wells |
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149 | (5) |
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6.4.2 Single-Fractured Horizontal Wells |
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154 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Multi-Stage-Fractured Horizontal Wells |
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154 | (5) |
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6.5 Deliverability of Multilateral Wells |
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159 | (11) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (9) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (9) |
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Chapter 7 Forecast of Well Production |
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179 | (18) |
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179 | (1) |
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7.2 Oil Production During Transient Flow Period |
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179 | (1) |
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7.3 Oil Production During Pseudo-Steady Flow Period |
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180 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Oil Production During Single-Phase Flow Period |
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182 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Oil Production During Two-Phase Flow Period |
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183 | (4) |
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7.4 Gas Production During Transient Flow Period |
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187 | (1) |
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7.5 Gas Production During Pseudo-Steady-State Flow Period |
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188 | (4) |
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7.6 Production Forecast Through Reservoir Simulation |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Production Decline Analysis |
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197 | (22) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (6) |
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8.2.1 Relative Decline Rate |
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197 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Production Rate Decline |
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199 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Cumulative Production |
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199 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Determination of Decline Rate |
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200 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Effective Decline Rate |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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8.6 Determination of Model Parameters |
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206 | (1) |
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8.7 Illustrative Examples |
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207 | (6) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (5) |
Part II Surface And Downhole Equipment |
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Chapter 9 Well Tubing and Packers |
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219 | (24) |
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219 | (1) |
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9.2 Wellhead-Tubing-Packer Relation |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (13) |
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9.3.1 Tension, Collapse, and Burst Design |
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224 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Buckling Prevention During Production |
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225 | (1) |
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9.3.3 Considerations for Well Treatment and Stimulation |
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226 | (6) |
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232 | (8) |
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9.4.1 Conventional Packers |
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233 | (5) |
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238 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Selection of Packers |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Separation Systems |
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243 | (32) |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (16) |
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10.2.1 Principles of Separation |
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243 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Types of Separators |
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244 | (3) |
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10.2.3 Factors Affecting Separation |
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247 | (6) |
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10.2.4 Selection of Separators |
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253 | (6) |
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259 | (14) |
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10.3.1 Water Content of Natural Gas Streams |
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259 | (2) |
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10.3.2 Methods of Dehydration |
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261 | (12) |
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273 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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273 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Transportation Systems |
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275 | (54) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (5) |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (16) |
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11.3.1 Types of Compressors |
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281 | (2) |
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11.3.2 Reciprocating Compressors |
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283 | (10) |
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11.3.3 Centrifugal Compressors |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (27) |
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297 | (11) |
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11.4.2 Design of Pipelines |
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308 | (15) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (5) |
Part III Well Stimulation And Workover |
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Chapter 12 Well Problem Identification |
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329 | (38) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (10) |
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12.2.1 Pressure Transient Data Analysis |
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330 | (9) |
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12.3 Excessive Gas Production |
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339 | (1) |
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12.4 Excessive Water Production |
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339 | (5) |
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12.5 Liquid Loading of Gas Wells |
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344 | (8) |
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12.5.1 The Turner et al. Method |
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345 | (2) |
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12.5.2 The Guo et al. Method |
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347 | (5) |
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12.5.3 Comparison of the Turner et al. and the Guo et al. Methods |
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352 | (1) |
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352 | (12) |
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353 | (4) |
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12.6.2 Formation Damage From Various Oilfield Operations |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (2) |
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12.6.4 Damage Prevention and Control |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (1) |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (22) |
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367 | (1) |
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367 | (2) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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13.4 Acid-Rock Interaction |
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369 | (2) |
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13.4.1 Chemical Reactions |
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369 | (1) |
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13.4.2 Dissolving Power of Acids |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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13.5 Sandstone Acidizing Design |
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371 | (5) |
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371 | (1) |
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13.5.2 Acid Volume Requirement |
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371 | (3) |
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13.5.3 Acid Injection Rate and Pressure |
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374 | (2) |
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13.6 Carbonate Acidizing Design |
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376 | (7) |
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376 | (2) |
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13.6.2 Wormhole Penetration and Growth |
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378 | (2) |
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13.6.3 Acidizing Design for Carbonate |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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13.7.1 Mechanical Diversion Methods |
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383 | (1) |
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13.7.2 Chemical Diversion Methods |
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384 | (1) |
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13.8 Acid Placement Diagnosis |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Hydraulic Fracturing |
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389 | (114) |
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389 | (1) |
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14.2 Basic Rock Mechanics |
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390 | (11) |
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390 | (3) |
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14.2.2 Fracture Modes and Fracture Toughness |
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393 | (1) |
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14.2.3 Principal Stresses |
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394 | (2) |
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14.2.4 Overburden, Horizontal and Effective Stresses |
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396 | (1) |
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14.2.5 Faults and Tectonic Stresses |
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397 | (1) |
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14.2.6 Minimum Horizontal Stress |
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398 | (1) |
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14.2.7 Formation Breakdown Around the Wellbore |
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399 | (2) |
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14.3 Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Overview |
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401 | (1) |
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14.4 Hydraulic Fracture Models |
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402 | (26) |
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14.4.1 Fluid Leakoff Models |
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403 | (3) |
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14.4.2 Two-Dimensional Fracture Models |
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406 | (9) |
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14.4.3 Three-Dimensional Fracture Models |
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415 | (3) |
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14.4.4 Unconventional Fracture Models |
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418 | (5) |
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14.4.5 Proppant Transport Models |
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423 | (1) |
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14.4.6 Acid Fracturing Models |
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424 | (2) |
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14.4.7 Summary of Hydraulic Fracture Models |
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426 | (2) |
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14.5 Fracturing Pressure Analysis |
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428 | (10) |
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14.5.1 Fracturing Pressure Characteristics |
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428 | (2) |
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14.5.2 Observed Net Pressure Calculation |
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430 | (3) |
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14.5.3 Diagnostic Rate Test Analysis |
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433 | (2) |
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14.5.4 Pressure Decline Analysis |
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435 | (3) |
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14.6 Fracturing Materials and Equipment |
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438 | (21) |
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438 | (10) |
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448 | (5) |
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14.6.3 Fracturing Equipment |
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453 | (6) |
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14.7 Fractured Well Productivity |
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459 | (3) |
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14.8 Fracturing Treatment Design |
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462 | (17) |
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14.8.1 Candidate Well Selection |
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463 | (1) |
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14.8.2 Fracturing Fluid Selection Considerations |
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463 | (1) |
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14.8.3 Proppant Selection Considerations |
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464 | (2) |
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14.8.4 Collection and Validation of Reservoir Properties |
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466 | (2) |
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14.8.5 Fracture Model Selection and Calibration |
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468 | (1) |
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14.8.6 Treatment Procedure and Schedule |
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468 | (8) |
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14.8.7 Treatment Pressure and Horsepower Estimation |
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476 | (2) |
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14.8.8 Treatment Design Optimization |
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478 | (1) |
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14.9 Frac-Pack Treatments |
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479 | (3) |
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14.10 Fracturing Horizontal Wells |
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482 | (7) |
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14.10.1 Transverse and Longitudinal Fractures |
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482 | (1) |
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14.10.2 Horizontal Well Completion Options |
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483 | (4) |
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14.10.3 Treatment Design Considerations |
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487 | (2) |
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14.11 Fracturing Treatment Evaluation |
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489 | (6) |
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14.11.1 Net Pressure Analysis |
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489 | (2) |
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14.11.2 Pressure Transient Analysis |
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491 | (1) |
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14.11.3 Far-Field Diagnostic Techniques |
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492 | (3) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (5) |
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500 | (3) |
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503 | (12) |
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503 | (1) |
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503 | (1) |
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15.3 Workover Considerations |
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504 | (1) |
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504 | (1) |
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15.5 Engineering Calculations |
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505 | (5) |
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15.5.1 Force Transfer in Workover Strings |
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505 | (3) |
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15.5.2 Workover Fluid Flow Rate Requirement |
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508 | (2) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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511 | (4) |
Part IV Artificial Lift Methods |
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Chapter 16 Sucker Rod Pumping |
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515 | (34) |
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515 | (1) |
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515 | (3) |
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518 | (7) |
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16.3.1 Conventional Pumping Unit |
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518 | (3) |
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16.3.2 Air-Balanced Pumping Unit |
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521 | (4) |
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16.4 Load to the Pumping Unit |
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525 | (6) |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (1) |
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16.4.4 Peak Torque and Speed Limit |
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528 | (1) |
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16.4.5 Tapered Rod Strings |
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529 | (2) |
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16.5 Pump Deliverability and Power Requirements |
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531 | (5) |
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16.5.1 Effective Plunger Stroke Length |
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531 | (3) |
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16.5.2 Volumetric Efficiency |
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534 | (1) |
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16.5.3 Power Requirements |
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535 | (1) |
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16.6 Procedure for Pumping Unit Selection |
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536 | (5) |
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16.7 Principles of Pump Performance Analysis |
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541 | (6) |
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547 | (1) |
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547 | (1) |
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547 | (2) |
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549 | (54) |
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549 | (1) |
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549 | (3) |
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17.3 Evaluation of Gas Lift Potential |
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552 | (5) |
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17.4 Gas Lift Gas Compression Requirements |
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557 | (17) |
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17.4.1 Gas Flow Rate Requirement |
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557 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Output Gas Pressure Requirement |
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558 | (4) |
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17.4.3 Compression Power Requirement |
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562 | (12) |
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17.5 Selection of Gas Lift Valves |
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574 | (17) |
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17.5.1 Unloading Sequence |
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574 | (1) |
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17.5.2 Valve Characteristics |
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574 | (9) |
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583 | (4) |
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17.5.4 Valve Selection and Testing |
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587 | (4) |
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17.6 Special Issues in Intermittent-Flow Gas Lift |
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591 | (4) |
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17.7 Design of Gas Lift Installations |
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595 | (3) |
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598 | (1) |
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598 | (1) |
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598 | (5) |
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Chapter 18 Other Artificial Lift Methods |
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603 | (36) |
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603 | (1) |
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18.2 Electrical Submersible Pump |
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603 | (6) |
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604 | (3) |
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607 | (2) |
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18.3 Hydraulic Piston Pumping |
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609 | (5) |
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18.4 Progressive Cavity Pumping |
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614 | (5) |
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18.4.1 Down-Hole PCP Characteristics |
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616 | (2) |
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18.4.2 Selection of Down-Hole PCP |
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618 | (1) |
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18.4.3 Selection of Drive String |
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618 | (1) |
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18.4.4 Selection of Surface Driver |
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619 | (1) |
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619 | (11) |
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621 | (3) |
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624 | (6) |
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18.6 Hydraulic Jet Pumping |
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630 | (4) |
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630 | (1) |
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18.6.2 Technical Parameters |
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631 | (1) |
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18.6.3 Selection of Jet Pumps |
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632 | (2) |
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634 | (1) |
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634 | (1) |
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635 | (4) |
Part V Flow Assurance |
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Chapter 19 Pipeline Precommissioning and Testing |
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639 | (10) |
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639 | (1) |
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19.2 Pipeline Flooding, Cleaning, and Gauging Operations |
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640 | (2) |
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19.3 Pipeline Hydrotesting and Leak Testing |
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642 | (1) |
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19.4 Pipeline Dewatering, Drying, and Purging |
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643 | (3) |
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646 | (1) |
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646 | (1) |
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647 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 Gas Hydrate Control |
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649 | (14) |
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649 | (1) |
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20.2 Hydrate Forming Condition |
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649 | (2) |
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20.3 Hydrate Prevention and Mitigation |
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651 | (10) |
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651 | (4) |
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20.3.2 Chemical Inhibition |
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655 | (4) |
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20.3.3 Thermal Insulation and Heating |
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659 | (2) |
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20.3.4 System Depressurization |
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661 | (1) |
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661 | (1) |
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661 | (1) |
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662 | (1) |
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Chapter 21 Other Flow Assurance Issues |
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663 | (38) |
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663 | (1) |
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21.2 Fluid Sampling and Characterizations |
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663 | (2) |
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664 | (1) |
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664 | (1) |
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21.3 Flow Assurance Analysis |
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665 | (31) |
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21.3.1 Fluid Characterizations |
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666 | (1) |
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21.3.2 Impacts of Produced Water on Flow Assurance |
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666 | (2) |
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668 | (4) |
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21.3.4 Asphaltene Depositions |
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672 | (8) |
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21.3.5 Inorganic Precipitates-Scales |
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680 | (5) |
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685 | (5) |
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690 | (6) |
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696 | (1) |
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696 | (3) |
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699 | (2) |
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Chapter 22 Pipeline Pigging |
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701 | (20) |
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701 | (1) |
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701 | (8) |
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702 | (3) |
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22.2.2 In-Line Inspection Tools |
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705 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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22.2.4 Launcher and Receiver |
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707 | (2) |
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709 | (5) |
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710 | (1) |
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711 | (1) |
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711 | (1) |
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711 | (1) |
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712 | (1) |
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713 | (1) |
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713 | (1) |
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714 | (3) |
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714 | (1) |
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715 | (1) |
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716 | (1) |
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716 | (1) |
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717 | (2) |
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22.5.1 Pressure and Flow Rate |
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717 | (1) |
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717 | (1) |
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22.5.3 Pig Launching and Receiving |
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717 | (2) |
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22.5.4 Freeing a "Stuck" Pig |
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719 | (1) |
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719 | (1) |
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720 | (1) |
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720 | (1) |
Appendix A: Unit Conversion Factors |
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721 | (2) |
Appendix B: The Minimum Performance Properties of API Tubing |
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723 | (4) |
Index |
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