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Neftyanaya provintsiya No. 1(45), 2026

Physical and mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid flow in an inflow control device as a key component of an intelligent well completion system

R.R. Gazizov, R.A. Ismakov, A.P. Chizhov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.284-302

Abstract

Solving the problem of premature flooding of wells with extended horizontal completions remains a pressing issue, and improving the efficiency of hydrocarbon production from such wells through the application of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) is limited, among other factors, by sanctions and the high cost of foreign solutions. The development of domestic analogues, which take into account the known shortcomings of foreign devices and possess a number of advantages—such as the ability to assess the composition of the incoming fluid in a wellbore segment—will ensure long-term production from horizontal wells and promote the wider application of ICDs. The paper addresses issues of physical and mathematical simulation of turbulent fluid flow in one of the elements of lower well completion, investigating the influence of key fluid motion parameters within the throttle package of the developed original ICD using the COMSOL software.

Key words:

Inflow Control Device (ICD), intelligent well completion, physical and mathematical modeling, turbulent flow, two-phase mixture (multiphase flow), digital twin of the device, throttle package

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Authors

R.R. Gazizov, Assistant of the Department of Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
1 Kosmonavtov St., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: ga3i3ov.renat@yandex.ru

R.A. Ismakov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
1 Kosmonavtov St., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: ismakovrustem@gmail.com

A.P. Chizhov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Geology and Development of Oil and Gas Fields, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
1 Kosmonavtov St., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: 4ap@list.ru

For citation:

R.R. Gazizov, R.A. Ismakov, A.P. Chizhov Fiziko-matematicheskoe modelirovanie turbulentnogo techeniya zhidkosti v ustroystve kontrolya pritoka kak v osnovnom uzle sistemy intellektualnogo zakanchivaniya skvazhin [Physical and mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid flow in an inflow control device as a key component of an intelligent well completion system]. // Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 1(45), 2026. pp. 284-302. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.284-302. EDN YFDBMC (in Russian)

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Physical and mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid flow in an inflow control device as a key component of an intelligent well completion system R.R. Gazizov, R.A. Ismakov, A.P. Chizhov DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.284-302

Key words: Inflow Control Device (ICD), intelligent well completion, physical and mathematical modeling, turbulent flow, two-phase mixture (multiphase flow), digital twin of the device, throttle package

Physical and mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid flow in an inflow control device as a key component of an intelligent well completion system

R.R. Gazizov, R.A. Ismakov, A.P. Chizhov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.284-302

Key words:

Inflow Control Device (ICD), intelligent well completion, physical and mathematical modeling, turbulent flow, two-phase mixture (multiphase flow), digital twin of the device, throttle package