The Lewis Shale, San Juan Basin: What We Know Now

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

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 9-30

  Dube, H G ^a   Christiansen, G E ^a   Frantz Jr , J H ^b   Fairchild Jr , N R ^b   Olszewski, A J ^c   Sawyer, W K ^b   Williamson, U R ^b  

^a Burlington Resources ^*

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEWIS FLOW RATES; SANDY SILTSTONE;

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; DRILLING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842523089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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