Design and deployment of Maximum Reservoir Contact wells with smart completions in the development of a carbonate reservoir

2005 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 191-209

  Afaleg, N I ^a   Pham, T R ^a   Amos, S W ^b   Sarda, S ^c  

^a UF Al Otaibi ^*

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHAWAR FIELD; MAXIMUM RESERVOIR CONTACT (MRC) WELLS;

CARBONATES; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; ROCKS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 32044464775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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