New semianalytic technique to determine horizontal well productivity index in fractured reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-131

  Fokker, Peter A ^a   Verga, Francesca ^b   Egberts, Paul J P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; FRICTION; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELLS; PRODUCTIVITY;

GAS RESERVOIRS; SEMIANALYTIC TECHNIQUE; WELL ARCHITECTURES; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PRODUCTIVITY; RESERVOIR;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 18144413093     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84597-pa     Document Type: Article

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