A generalized 3D well model for reservoir simulation

SPE Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-450

  Ding, Y ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0030352395     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30724-PA     Document Type: Article

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