From straight lines to deconvolution: The evolution of the state of the art in well test analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 886-903

  Gringarten, A C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; WELL LOGGING; WELL PRESSURE;

DECONVOLUTION; PRESSURE DERIVATIVE ANALYSIS; WELL PERFORMANCE;

WELL TESTING;

EID: 33751005862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/102079-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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