# Defining flow equations:

# Bubble gas mass

[ √ ( ) ][ (
x 5∗R T over
( 1−E )∗Kw∗ Rol∗ M
−Prb ∗ x 6∗x 5
x6

)]
Vt −
Rol x 1∗R T over x 2∗R T ove r
dx 1= − Cg∗ M
− + ( x 3+ mlstill )∗g si n
M

( x 5+ x 6 ) 2
Veb x 3+mlstill tet aove r

Vr−
A

Rol

# Riser gas mass

dx 2=
[ E∗Kw∗x 6∗x 5
( x 5+ x 6 )
2

√
∗ Rol∗
(
x 5∗R T over

Vt−
x6
Rol
−Prb +Cg∗
M

) (
x 1∗R T ove r
Veb
−
x 2∗R T ove r

Vr−
x 3+mlstill
Rol
+ ( x 3+mlstill )∗g sin
M M

tet aove r
A

)] [
− ( x 2∗Cout∗z
x 2+ x 3 )
∗ Rol∗
Vr−
√ (
x 3+mlstill
−P
x 2∗R T ove r

Rol
M

# Riser liquid mass

[ √ (
x 5∗R T ove r

)] [ √
x 2∗R T ove r

( )]
2
Kw∗x 6 x 3∗Cout∗z
dx 3= ∗ Rol∗ −Prb − M
∗ Rol∗ −Ps M

( x 5+ x 6 )
2
x6 x 2+ x 3 x 3+mlstill
Vt − Vr−
Rol Rol

# Annular gas mass

dx 4=Wgc−Ka∗ anula
√ r pressure∗x 4
R T overM
(
∗ anula r pressure∗x 4−Ptt+ (
x 5+ x 6
Vt )
∗g Hvgl )
 # Tubing gas mass

( ( ) ( ( ) ))
2
x 5+ x 6 x 5+ x 6
0.2∗Ptt+ ∗g Hvgl + Romre s g + Romre s g Ptt + ∗g Hvgl + Romre s g + Romre s g
Vt deltaGlPdg deltaWellPdg
Vt deltaGlPdg deltaWellPdg

dx 5=Kr∗ALFAgw∗ 1 – −0.8∗ +¿
Pr Pr

√
Ka∗ anula
r pressure∗x 4
R T ove r
M
(
∗ anula r pressure∗x 4−Ptt +
x 5+ x 6
Vt
∗g Hvgl −¿ ( ) )

√ ( )
Kw∗x 6∗x 5 x 5∗R T over
Rol∗ −Prb M

( x 5+ x 6 ) 2
x6
Vt −
Rol

# Tubing liquid mass

( ( ) ( ( ) ))
2
x 5+ x 6 x 5+ x 6
0.2∗Ptt+ ∗g Hvgl + Romre s g + Romre s g Ptt + ∗g Hvgl + Romre s g + Romre s g
Vt deltaGlPdg deltaWellPdg
Vt deltaGlPdg deltaWellPdg

dx 6=Kr∗( 1 – ALFAgw )∗ 1 – −0.8∗ −¿

Pr Pr

√ (( ) )
Kw∗x 62 x5
Rol∗ ∗R T over −Prb
( x 5+ x 6 ) 2
x6 M

Vt −
Rol