Modeling advanced wells in reservoir simulation

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2001, Pages

  Holmes, Jonathan A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; FLOW CONTROL; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; SENSORS; VISCOSITY;

ADVANCED WELLS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL WELL-BORE HYDRAULICS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0035502273     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/72493-jpt     Document Type: Article

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