Analysis of Shunted Screen Gravel Pack Process and Calculation of Friction in Deepwater Horizontal Wells

Table 5

Simulation results of friction distribution at each packing stage.

	Injection stage	α-Wave stage	β-Wave stage
String injection friction (max), psi	181.8335892	181.8338831	181.8338831
Total friction in horizontal section (max), psi	1.380201471	29.54096242	285.8021072
Backflow friction of washpipe (max), psi	119.5657029	119.5657029	119.5657029
Annular friction between string and casing (max), psi	81.82761718	81.82761718	81.82761718