Waterflood management: A case study of the northwest fault block area of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, using streamline simulation and traditional waterflood analysis

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue B, 2000, Pages 545-551

  Grinestaff, G H ^a   Caffrey, Daniel J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER RECYCLING;

STREAMLINE SIMULATION;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 0034589333     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/63152-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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