Use of Downhole Production/Reinjection for Zero-Emission Well Testing: Challenges and Rewards

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2443-2452

  Hollaender, Florian ^a   Filas, Jim G ^b   Bennett, Curtis O ^c   Gringarten, Alain C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BENCHMARKING; BOREHOLES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PLANNING; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; WELL PERFORATION;

EMISSION-FREE WELL TESTING; HARMONIC TESTING; SKIN FACTORS;

WELL TESTING;

EID: 1142278737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77620-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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