The impact of formation damage and completion impairment on horizontal well productivity

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 399-414

  Burton, Robert C ^a   Hodge, Richard M ^a  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFILL DRILLING; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; WELL TESTING; DRILLING FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SAND CONSOLIDATION; SCREENS (SIZING);

COMPREHENSIVE TESTING; DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS; DRILLING AND COMPLETION; EVALUATION PROTOCOL; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY; POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY; SAND CONTROL SCREENS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

OPENHOLE COMPLETIONS; PRODUCTIVITY IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031624468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/49097-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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