A rigorous analytical model for fluid flow in drainholes of finite conductivity applied to horizontal and multilateral wells

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 490-498

  Guo, Boyun ^a   Zhou, Jinkui ^b   Liu, Ying ^c   Ghalambor, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b Daqing Vocational College   (China)

^c Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAIN HOLE HYDRAULICS; MULTILATERAL WELLS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 34250858406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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