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Title: Modified gas correction for the lip-pressure method

Conference ·
OSTI ID:7369565
 [1]; ;
  1. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand

The lip-pressure method is the most convenient means of measuring the flow of many geothermal wells. The technique used is empirical and is based upon measurements made on wells with low content of noncondensible gas or dissolved solids. A correction was suggested by James (1970) for gas content. Recent results from wells of high gas content show that this correction must be revised. A theoretical derivation from Fauske's critical flow model partly supports the revision.

OSTI ID:
7369565
Report Number(s):
SGP-TR-60; CONF-821214-18; ON: DE83015865
Resource Relation:
Conference: 8. geothermal reservoir engineering workshop, Stanford, CA, USA, 14 Dec 1982; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the eighth workshop on geothermal-reservoir engineering, by
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English