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Improving Existing Drainage and Gas Recovery Technologies: An Experimental Study on the Wellbore Flow in a Horizontal Well

Shan Jin^1,2,3, Xiaohong Bai⁴, Wei Luo^1,2,3,*, Li Li⁴, Ruiquan Liao^1,2,3

1 School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan, 430100, China
2 Laboratory of Multiphase Pipe Flow of Gas Lift Innovation Center, CNPC (Yangtze University), Wuhan, China
3 The Branch of Key Laboratory of CNPC for Oil and Gas Production, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
4 Oil & Gas Technology Research Institute, Changqing Oilfield Branch Company, PetroChina, Xi’an, China

* Corresponding Author: Wei Luo. Email: