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Two-phase flow

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003959

The simultaneous flow of two immiscible fluid phases, such as oil and water or a liquid and a gas, through a pipe or porous medium. The phases interact through relative permeability in rock and through slip and holdup in pipe, so pressure gradients differ from those of single-phase flow. In a wellbore, gas and liquid flow together once the pressure falls below the bubble point and gas comes out of solution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003959
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Testing
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003959",
  "term": "Two-phase flow",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The simultaneous flow of two immiscible fluid phases, such as oil and water or a liquid and a gas, through a pipe or porous medium. The phases interact through relative permeability in rock and through slip and holdup in pipe, so pressure gradients differ from those of single-phase flow. In a wellbore, gas and liquid flow together once the pressure falls below the bubble point and gas comes out of solution.",
  "subject": "Well Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/two-phase-flow/"
}

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