Determining the average reservoir pressure from vertical and horizontal well test analysis using the Tiab's Direct Synthesis technique

SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1387-1399

  Chacon, Abel ^a   Djebrouni, Abdelghani ^b   Tiab, Djebbar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b SONATRACH   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; VISCOSITY; WELL PRESSURE;

RESERVOIR PRESSURE; SKIN FACTOR; TIAB'S DIRECT SYNTHESIS (TDS); VISCOUS FORCES;

WELL TESTING;

EID: 22144455695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/88619-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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