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Fig. 1. Dual-barrier well completion schematic



The Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) of In case of dual-barrier well completion with flowing fluid in the annulus (see Fig. 3) the HTCcompletion is defined by the following equation:

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\frac{1}{ dr_{ti} \, U} = \frac{1}{dr_{ti} \, U_{ti}} + \frac{1}{\lambdar_t{ti} \, \ln \frac{dU_t}{d_{ti}} +
+ \frac{1}{\lambdad_{a, \rm eff}}ann} \ln \frac{d, U_{ciann}}{d_t} +
\frac{1}{\lambdar_c{ci} \ln \frac{d, U_c}{d_{ci}}  + \frac{1}{\lambdar_c \, U_{cem}} \ln \frac{d_w}{d_c} 

where

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d_t = 2 \cdot

r_t

outer radius of the tubing

(with outer radius

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%7Bti%7D

inner radius of the tubing

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d

h_

%7Bti%7D = 2 \cdot

t = r_t - r_%7Bti%7D

inner diameter of the tubing (with inner radius
tubing wall thickness

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bodyr_c

outer radius of the casing

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body--uriencoded--r_

%7Bti%7D

%7Bci%7D

inner radius of the casing

)

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--uriencoded--

h_

t

c = r_

t

c - r_

%7Bti%7D

i

tubing
casing wall thickness

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d_c = 2 \cdot

r_

c

w

outer radius of casing (with outer radius
wellbore radius by drilling bit

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bti%7D = \frac%7B\lambda%7D%7B2 \, r

_c

_%7Bti%7D%7D \, %7B\rm Nu%7D_%7Bti%7D

Pipe Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient

)

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d

\displaystyle U_

%7Bci%7D = 2 \cdot r_%7Bci%7Dinner diameter of the casing (with inner radius

t = \frac%7B\lambda_t%7D%7Br_%7Bti%7D \cdot \ln (r_t/r_%7Bti%7D)%7D

Tubing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient

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r_%7Bci%7D

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

Annular Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient
)

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h

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

-

/r_

icasing wall thickness

%7Bci%7D)%7D

Casing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle U_%7Bcem%7D = \frac%7B\lambda

_t

_%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

annular hydraulic diameter
thermal conductivity of tubing material

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thermal conductivity of fluid moving through the tubing

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%7Ba, \rm eff%7D = \lambda_a \cdot \epsilon_aeffective 

%7Bann%7D

thermal conductivity of fluid in the annulus
 

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epsilon

lambda_

aNatural Convection Heat Transfer Multiplier

t

thermal conductivity of tubing material

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a

с

thermal conductivity of
fluid in the annulus
casing material

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displaystyle U_%7Bti%7D = \frac%7B\lambda%7D%7Bd_%7Bti%7D%7D \, %7B\rm Nu%7D_%7Bti%7D

heat transfer coefficient (HTC)
between inner surface of tubing and moving fluid

lambda_%7Bcem%7D

thermal conductivity of cement


The equation 

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\frac{1}{ r_{ti} \, U} = \frac{2}{\lambda \, {\rm Nu}_{ti}} + \frac{1}{\lambda_t} \, \ln \frac{r_t}{r_{ti}}
+ \frac{1}{\lambda_{ann} \, {\rm Nu}_{ann}} +
\frac{1}{\lambda_c} \ln \frac{r_c}{r_{ci}} + \frac{1}{\lambda_{cem}} \ln \frac{r_w}{r_c} 


See also

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

[ Single-barrier well completion Heat Transfer Coefficient @model ]

[ Thermal conductivity ] [ Nusselt number (Nu) ] [ Natural Convection Heat Transfer Multiplier ]