More oil with less water using downhole water sink technology: A feasibility study

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 215-224

  Shirman, Ephim I ^a   Wojtanowicz, Andrew K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; CALCULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; WELL PERFORATION;

BOTTOM WATER; CASE HISTORY; DOWNHOLE WATER SINKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRODUCTION RATES; RESERVOIR SYSTEMS;

OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

DOWNHOLE WATER SINK TECHNOLOGY; WATER CUT REDUCTION METHOD; WATER OIL CONTACT;

EID: 0031620206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 26386712     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/49052-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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