CO2 Pilot Design and Water Injection Performance in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area, West Texas

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 2371-2386

  Schechter, D S ^a   Putra, E ^a   Baker, R O ^b   Knight, W H ^c   McDonald, W P ^c   Leonard, P ^c   Rounding, C ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Epic Consulting Services Ltd   (Canada)

^c Pioneer Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; WELL FLOODING;

FLUID MIGRATION; INTERPOROSITY COEFFICIENT;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 1142266362     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/71605-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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