Analysis and interpretation of interwell connectivity from production and injection rate fluctuations using a capacitance model

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 921-935

  Yousef, A A ^a   Lake, L W ^a   Jensen, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Texas A and M U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CAPACITANCE MODEL; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; INTERWELL CONNECTIVITY; TRANSMISSIBILITY;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 33745700037     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/99998-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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