The basis and use of the API RP43 flow test for shaped-charge oil well perforators

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Halleck, P M ^a   Dogulu, Y S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CURVE FITTING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERFORATORS;

CORE FLOW EFFICIENCY (CFE); NON-DARCY FLOW; SHAPED CHARGE OIL WELL PERFORATORS;

WELL PERFORATION;

EID: 0031140107     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97-05-04     Document Type: Article

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