Optimal well placement in heterogeneous reservoirs through semianalytic modeling

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-296

  Hazlett, R D ^a   Babu, D K ^a  

^a Potential Research Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY;

HETEROGENOUS RESERVOIRS; OPTIMAL WELL PLACEMENT;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 26844479235     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84281-pa     Document Type: Article

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