Well-to-well tracer tests and permeability heterogeneity

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-42

  Ghori, S G ^a   Heller, J P ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CORRELATION METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL TESTING; PERMEAMETERS (MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY); RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

FIVE SPOT FLOODING PATTERNS; GEOSTATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WELL TO WELL TRACER TESTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031672328     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-01-06     Document Type: Article

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