Estimating formation properties in heterogeneous reservoirs using 3D interval pressure transient test and geostatistical data

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1227-1252

  Gok, I M ^a   Onur, M ^a   Kuchuk, F J ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTILAYERS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; POROSITY; PROBABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOSITY;

GEOSTATISTICAL DATA; HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS; INTERVAL PRESSURE TRANSIENT TESTING (IPTT); NUMERICAL FLOW MODELS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22244474662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93672-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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