Waterflood surveillance and control: Incorporating hall plot and slope analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1191-1205

  Silin, D B ^a   Holtzman, R ^b   Patzek, T W ^b   Brink, J L ^a   Minner, M L ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; DATA REDUCTION; OIL WELL FLOODING; SATELLITES;

DIATOMITE FIELD; DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE CONTROL; SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROGRAMS (INSAR); WATERFLOOD AUTOMATION;

FLOOD CONTROL;

EID: 33644798158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/95685-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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