Advances in Well Completion Design: A New 3D Finite-Element Wellbore Inflow Model for Optimizing Performance of Perforated Completions

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 585-595

  Ansah, Joseph ^a   Proett, Mark A ^a   Soliman, Mohamed Y ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARCY FLOW; PRODUCTIVITY RATIO (PR);

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROCARBONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OIL WELL CASINGS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

WELL PERFORATION;

EID: 1842610788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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