Multilateral pressure-transient response

SPE Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-12

  Yildiz, Turhan ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL PRESSURE;

FORMATION DAMAGE; MULTILATERAL HORIZONTAL WELLS; TRANSIENT PRESSURE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0037354438     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/83631-PA     Document Type: Article

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