Key performance drivers for horizontal wells under waterflood operations in the layered Pembina Cardium reservoir

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Adegbesan, K O ^{a,c,e,f,g,h,i}   Costello, J P ^b,c,j   Elsborg, C C ^c,k   King, D A ^c,d,n,o   Mills, M ^d,m   King, R W ^c,e,l  

^a Kade Technologies Inc

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

^c Mobil Oil Canada ^*

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Texaco Resources Canada Ltd

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^j MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^o Offshore Business Unit   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; WELL FLOODING;

MATERIAL BALANCE MODEL; OIL POOL; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0030270060     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-08-02     Document Type: Article

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