화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Energy Resources Technology-Transactions of The ASME, Vol.125, No.2, 119-125, 2003
Performance of positive displacement motor (PDM) operating on air
Recent increase in application of horizontal wells and in particular underbalanced drilling, has triggered the necessity of a powerful pneumatic downhole motor To enhance the technology and make the system effective, a mathematical model is required to identify the opportunities for the modification of power section design. It is well known that the performance of positive displacement motor operating on compressible fluid drops down drastically as compared to the operation under incompressible fluids. The frequent motor replacement during the operation incrementally increases the operating cost despite deriving potential benefits from underbalanced drilling.