On the sensitivity and spatial resolution of transient pressure and tracer data for heterogeneity characterization

SPE Formation Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-144

  Datta Gupta, Akhil ^a   Vasco, D W ^d   Long, J C S ^b,c  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SANDSTONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL PRESSURE;

INTERWELL TRACER; TRANSIENT PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; TRACER; TRANSIENT PRESSURE;

EID: 0031170749     PISSN: 0885923X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30589-PA     Document Type: Article

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