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\frac{1}{ r_{ti} \, U} = \frac{1}{r_{ci} \, U_{ci}} + \frac{1}{r_{ci} \, U_c}  + \frac{1}{r_c \, U_{cem}}  

where

inner tubingAnnular annular hydraulic diameter

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t

c

outer radius of tubing

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body--uriencoded--r_%7Bti%7D

radius of the

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body--uriencoded--h_t = r_t - r_%7Bti%7D

tubing wall thickness

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bodyr_c

outer radius of casing

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body--uriencoded--r_%7Bci%7D

inner radius of the casing

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bodyh_c = r_c - r_i

casing wall thickness

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bodyr_w

wellbore radius by drilling bit

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bti%7D = \frac%7B\lambda%7D%7B2 \, r_%7Bti%7D%7D %7Bci%7D%7D \, %7B\rm Nu%7D_%7Bti%7D

Pipe Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_t = \frac%7B\lambda_t%7D%7Br_%7Bti%7D \cdot \ln (r_t/r_%7Bti%7D)%7D

Tubing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient

%7Bci%7D

Pipe

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bann%7D = \frac%7B\lambda_%7Bann%7D%7D%7Bd_%7Bann%7D%7D \, %7B\rm Nu%7D_%7Bann%7D

Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_c = \frac%7B\lambda_c%7D%7Br_%7Bci%7D \cdot \ln (r_c/r_%7Bci%7D)%7D

Casing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bcem%7D = \frac%7B\lambda_%7Bcem%7D%7D%7Br_c \cdot \ln (r_w/r_c)%7D

Cement Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient

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body--uriencoded--d_%7Bann%7D = r_%7Bci%7D-r_t

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body\lambda

thermal conductivity of fluid moving through the tubing

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body--uriencoded--\lambda_%7Bann%7D

thermal conductivity of fluid in the annulus

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body\lambda_t

thermal conductivity of tubing material

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body\lambda_с

thermal conductivity of casing material

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body--uriencoded--\lambda_%7Bcem%7D

thermal conductivity of cement
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\frac{1}{ r_{ci} \, U} =  \frac{1}{r_{ci} \, U_{ci}} + \frac{1}{\lambda_c} \ln \frac{r_c}{r_{ci}} + \frac{1}{\lambda_{\rm cem}} \ln \frac{r_w}{r_c} 

where

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bodyr_w

wellbore radius

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bodyr_c

outer radius of the casing

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body--uriencoded--r_%7Bci%7D

inner radius of the casing

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bodyh_c = r_c - r_i

casing wall thickness

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body\lambda_c

thermal conductivity of the casing material

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body\lambda_{cem}

thermal conductivity of cement

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body\lambda

thermal conductivity of wellbore fluid 

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bci%7D = \frac%7B\lambda%7D%7B2 \, r_%7Bci%7D%7D \, %7B\rm Nu%7D_%7Bci%7D

Heat Transfer Coefficient between inner surface of the casing and moving fluid
(see also Pipe Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient)

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body{\rm Nu}_{ci}

Nusselt number for the moving wellbore fluid with account of its contact with inner surface of the casing






See also

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Physics / Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer /  Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) / Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) @model

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