Prediction of Capillary Fluid Interfaces during Gas or Water Coning in Vertical Wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 3767-3775

  Johns, Russell T ^a   Lake, Larry W ^a   Delliste, Arnaud M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DOWNHOLE WATER SINK (DWS) TECHNOLOGY; GAS CONING; GAS OIL CONTACTS (GOC); OIL WATER CONTACTS (OWC); WATER CONING;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 1142290833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77772-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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