Effect of discontinuous shales on reservoir performance during horizontal waterflooding

SPE Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 446-455

  Jackson, M D ^a   Muggeridge, A H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SHALE; WELL FLOODING;

DISCONTINUOUS SHALES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0034453158     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/69751-PA     Document Type: Article

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