In search of thickness-independent permeability from transient pressure-rate data

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 491-496

  Kabir, C S ^a   Joseph, J A ^b  

^a Chevron Overseas Petroleum Technology Co   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; RESERVOIR THICKNESS; SPHERICAL FLOW; TIME BEHAVIOR; TIME PRESSURES; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

OIL WELLS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

CONSTANT STORAGE WELLBORE MODEL; DOWNHOLE RATE MEASUREMENT; FORMATION DIFFUSIVITY; RESERVOIR THICKNESS; THICKNESS INDEPENDENT PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0031624713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/49142-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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