Reducing gas-production decline through dewatering: A case history from the naturally fractured Aguarague field, Salta Argentina

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 376-386

  Aguilera, Roberto ^a   Conti, Juan Jose ^b   Lagrenade, Enrique A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Tecpetrol SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GAS PRODUCTION;

GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE;

DEWATERING; FRACTURE; GAS PRODUCTION;

DEWATERING; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY;

AGUARAGUE FIELD; ARGENTINA; SALTA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0742319929     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87354-PA     Document Type: Article

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