eprintid: 165
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2008-10-07
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creators_name: Bohun, C. Sean
contributors_name: Agyemang, Ibrahim
contributors_name: Bolton, Matthew
contributors_name: Bridge, Lloyd
contributors_name: Carruthers, Samantha
contributors_name: Janiewicz, Tom
contributors_name: Liang, Margaret
contributors_name: Ling, Leevan
contributors_name: McGee, Bruce
contributors_name: McPhee, Andrea
contributors_name: Noel, Dominique
contributors_name: Ross, David
contributors_name: Shevalier, Maurice
contributors_name: Sirisup, Sirod
contributors_name: Spirn, Daniel
contributors_name: Sreenivasan, Ranga
contributors_name: Williams, Jef
title: Electromagnetic Wellbore Heating
ispublished: pub
subjects: utilities
studygroups: ipsw4
companyname: McMillan-McGee Corporation and NEOppg Corporation
full_text_status: public
abstract: We are interested in developing a mathematical model of this problem with the ultimate aim of investigating analytically the relationship between the temperature of the electromagnetic induction tool (EMIT) and the production rate of the oil.

The purpose of this paper is to carefully analyse each of the physical processes in the full system of partial differential equations describing the problem and by making some basic assumptions, derive a simple set of equations that captures the main features of the system solved with an expensive CFD program.

We find considerable qualitative agreement between numerical results of the simplified model and those of the CFD program, which is quite remarkable considering their relative complexities.
problem_statement: Placing a heater deep down in an oil well can decrease viscosity and increase production form the well. To accomplish this, an induction heater is lowered into the well. The problem is to find the steady state temperature distribution in the well, and thus to optimally position the heater and use it efficiently.
date: 2000
date_type: published
pages: 18
citation:   Bohun, C. Sean  (2000) Electromagnetic Wellbore Heating.  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/165/1/wellborne_heating.pdf