Identifying Reservoir Compartmentalization and Flow Barriers Using Primary Production: A Streamline Approach

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2181-2196

  He, Zhong ^a   Parikh, Harshal ^a   Datta Gupta, Akhil ^a   Perez, Jorge ^b   Pham, Tai ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Elpaso Energy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

PRESSURE RESPONSE; TRANSIENT FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142290922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77589-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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