Formation damage study with a horizontal wellbore model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-99

  Saleh, S T ^a,e   Rustam, R ^b   El Rabaa, W ^c   Islam, M R ^d  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b Caltex Pacific Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^e PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MODELS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; RADIAL FLOW;

FORMATION DAMAGE; HORIZONTAL WELLBORE MODEL;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

DAMAGE; MODELLING; WELLS-HORIZONTAL;

BEREA SANDSTONE; FORMATION DAMAGE; HORIZONTAL WELLBORE; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; RADIAL FLOW;

EID: 0031077801     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(96)00058-7     Document Type: Article

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