Application of water injection/falloff tests for reservoir appraisal: New analytical solution method for two-phase variable rate problems

SPE Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-349

  Levitan, Michael M ^a,b  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b A V LUIKOV HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER INSTITUTE   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROCK MECHANICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

FALLOFF TEST; INJECTION-INDUCED TEMPERATURE;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 0346640470     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87332-PA     Document Type: Article

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