Natural and gas-lift in SAGD production wells

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-29

  Butler, Roger M ^b   Yee, Chi Tak ^b   Bharatha, Sube ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRAINAGE; GAS LIFTS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; STEAM; VAPORIZATION; GASOLINE;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE RISEWELL; STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); CONTROL METHODS; PRODUCED FLUIDS; PRODUCTION WELLS; SELF-FLOWING; WATER PROFILES; WELL DESIGN;

HORIZONTAL WELLS; GAS LIFTS;

EID: 0343081428     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/00-01-01     Document Type: Article

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