Well Performance with Operating Limits under Reservoir and Completion Uncertainties

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3973-3986

  Wehunt, C D ^a  

^a ChevronTexaco Explor/Prod TC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RELIABILITY;

EROSIONAL VELOCITY;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142276417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84501-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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