Prediction of Sand Production Rate in Oil and Gas Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3911-3919

  Van den Hoek, P J ^a   Geilikman, M B ^a  

^a Shell Intl Explor/Production BV ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DATA REDUCTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; POROSITY; SAND; SANDSTONE; VISCOPLASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CAVITY STABILIZATION; GAS RESERVOIRS; SAND PRODUCTION RATE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142264300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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