Transient behavior of multilateral wells in numerical models: A hybrid analytical-numerical approach

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 72-85

  Aguilar, C ^a   Ozkan, E ^b   Kazemi, H ^b   Al Kobaisi, M ^b   Ramirez, B ^b  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CARTESIAN GRID RESERVOIR MODELS; MULTILATERAL WELLS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TRANSIENT WELL INDEX;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 34250864679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/104581-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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