Effects of formation damage and high-velocity flow on the productivity of perforated horizontal wells

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-324

  Tang, Yula ^a   Yildiz, Turhan ^b   Ozkan, Erdal ^b   Kelkar, Mohan ^c  

^a Scandpower Petroleum Technology Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c The University of Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE DROP; WELL PERFORATION;

FORMATION DAMAGE; HIGH VELOCITY FLOW; WELLBORE FLOW MODEL;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

DAMAGE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 24344472300     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/77534-PA     Document Type: Article

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