Optimal well completions using radial profiling of formation shear slownesses

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1637-1649

  Sinha, B ^a   Vissapragada, B ^a   Kisra, S ^b   Sunaga, S ^b   Yamamoto, H ^b   Endo, T ^b   Valero, H P ^b   Renlie, L ^c   Bang, J ^c  

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^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DISPERSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHEAR FLOW; WELL STIMULATION;

BACKUS GILBERT INVERSION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; WELL PLANNING; WELLBORE STABILITY;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 33644793903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/95837-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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