Multilateral horizontal well productivity

67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPE2005 - Extended Abstracts

Volumn 67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2005: The Challenge of Discovery. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 955-962

  Yildiz, T ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ANALYTICAL PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; ELECTRICAL ANALOG APPARATUS; MULTILATERAL/DUALLATERAL HORIZONTAL WELL;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 33645121382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/94223-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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