Determination of WAG ratios and slug sizes under uncertainty in a smart wells environment

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1073-1081

  Esmaiel, T E H ^a   Fallah, S ^a   Van Kruijsdijk, C P J W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNELING ANALYSIS; PATTERN FLOODING; SMART WELL TECHNOLOGY; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; WAG (WATER ALTERNATING GAS) TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RESIDUAL FUELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 22244489105     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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