Play analysis and leading-edge oil-reservoir development methods in the Permian basin: Increased recovery-through advanced technologies

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 553-576

  Dutton, Shirley P ^a   Kim, Eugene M ^a,b   Broadhead, Ronald F ^c   Raatz, William D ^c,d   Breton, Caroline L ^a   Ruppel, Stephen C ^a   Kerans, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Wood Mackenzie   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Oxy Permian   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; GEOLOGIC PLAY; OIL-RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT; PLAY ANALYSIS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMIAN; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17944378034     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/12070404093     Document Type: Article

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