New Underbalanced Perforating Technique Increases Completion Efficiency and Eliminates Costly Acid Stimulation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 317-331

  Behrmann, L A ^a   Hughes, K ^b   Johnson, A B ^a   Walton, I C ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b ChevronTexaco ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; KEROSENE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WELL PERFORATION; WELL STIMULATION;

PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (PI); WELLBORE PRESSURE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 1142291040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77364-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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