Effects of pressure drop in horizontal wells and optimum well length

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-221

  Penmatcha, V R ^a   Arbabi, Sepehr ^a   Aziz, Khalid ^a  

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EID: 0037771707     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57193-pa     Document Type: Article

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