Gas Coning in Vertical and Horizontal wells, a Numerical Approach

Proceedings - SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology Conference, Petroleum Technology - Leads the Way

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 97-108

  Benamara, Ahcene ^a   Tiab, Djebbar ^b  

^a SONATRACH   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; GAS-OIL CONTACT (GOC);

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GRAVITATION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY; WELL PERFORATION;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842418489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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