Fast-Fourier-transform-based deconvolution for interpretation of pressure-transient-test data dominated by Wellbore storage

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-239

  Cheng, Yueming ^a   Lee, W John ^a   McVay, Duane A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA ACQUISITION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DECONVOLUTION TECHNIQUES; FAST-FOURIER-TRANSFORM (FFT) ALGORITHMS; SURFACE FLOW RATE; WELLBORE STORAGE;

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

ALGORITHM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 21444445905     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84471-PA     Document Type: Article

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