The new dynamics of underbalanced perforating

Oilfield Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 54-67

  Bakker, Eelco ^a   Veeken, Kees ^a   Behrmann, Larry ^b   Milton, Phil ^c   Stirton, Gary ^c   Salsman, Alan ^b   Walton, Ian ^b   Stutz, Lloyd ^d   Underdown, David ^a  

^a NEDERLANDSE AARDOLIE MAATSCHAPPIJ B V   (Netherlands)

^b Kuala Lumpur ^*

^c CNR International   (United Kingdom)

^d CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; EFFICIENCY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL CASINGS; OIL WELL COMPLETION;

CASED-HOLE COMPLETION; WELL INJECTIVITY; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

WELL PERFORATION;

EID: 1542275369     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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6. also in SPE Production & Facilities (August 1999): 187-196.
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