Well-test analysis of horizontal wells in gas/condensate reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-99

  Hashemi, Abdolnabi ^a   Nicolas, Laurent M ^b   Gringarten, Alain C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; PRESSURE DROP;

FLOW BEHAVIORS; GAS/CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; WELL TEST ANALYSIS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRESSURE DROP;

WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33644901761     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89905-PA     Document Type: Article

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