A Numerical Model Coupling Reservoir and Horizontal Well Flow Dynamics: Transient Behavior of Single-Phase Liquid and Gas Flow

SPE Eastern Regional Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 1-11

  Vicente, R ^a   Sarica, C ^a   Ertekin, T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; WATER INJECTION;

SINGLE-PHASE LIQUIDS; WELL FLOW DYNAMICS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1842484045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/65508-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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