Using streamline-derived injection efficiencies for improved waterflood management

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-196

  Thiele, Marco R ^a,b   Batycky, Rod P ^a,c  

^a Streamsim Technologies   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; WELL FLOODING;

INJECTION EFFICIENCY; WATERFLOOD MANAGEMENT; WELL ALLOCATION FACTORS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; WELL FLOODING;

FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; RESERVOIR FLOODING; TEMPERATURE; VOLUME; WELL TESTING;

EID: 33646373425     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84080-pa     Document Type: Article

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