A rigorous composite-ipr model for multilateral wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 251-259

  Guo, B ^a   Ling, K ^a   Ghalambor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

CARPENTER CORRELATION; IPR MODEL; PRESSURE LOSSES; PRODUCTION RATE;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 33750986515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/100923-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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