Viscous shear stress at the outer mudcake boundary

Input(s)

RcR_{c}: Radius from the Center of Drillpipe to the beginning of Mudcake (in.)

RpR_{p}: Radius from the Center to the Inner Boundary of the Drillpipe (in.)

vzv_{z}: Axial Velocity Parallel to the Wellbore Axis (in/s)

xfx_{f}: Transient Invasion Front (in.)

xf,ox_{f, o}: Initial Displacement, i.e., Spurt (in.)

dpdz\frac{d p}{d z}: Pressure change with Z\mathrm{Z} direction that is parallel to the Wellbore Axis (psi/in.)

μ\mu: Viscosity (cP)(\mathrm{cP})

Output(s)

τ(Rc)\tau_{(R c)}: Viscous Shear Stress at the outer Mudcake boundary (lb/in. 2{ }^{2} )

Formula(s)

τ(Rc)=μ(dvz/dr)(Rc)τ(Rc)=14[2Rc+{(Rc2Rp2)/(Rclog(Rp/Rc))}]dpdz\begin{gathered} \tau_{(R c)}=\mu\left(d v_{z} / d r\right)_{(R c)} \\ \tau_{(R c)}=\frac{1}{4}\left[2 R_{c}+\left\{\left(R_{c}^{2}-R_{p}^{2}\right) /\left(R_{c} \log \left(R_{p} / R_{c}\right)\right)\right\}\right] \frac{d p}{d z} \end{gathered}

Reference(s)

Chin, W. C. (1995). Formation Invasion, Page: 59.

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