A decline-analysis technique incorporating corrections for total fluid-rate changes

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 533-541

  Masoner, Lance O ^a  

^a Chevron (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPHASE FLOW; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0033511002     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/59474-PA     Document Type: Article

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