An analytical bottomwaterdrive aquifer model for material-balance analysis

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 618-628

  Yildiz, Turhan ^a   Khosravi, Ahmadreza ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BOTTOMWATERDRIVE; EDGEWATERDRIVE; MATERIAL-BALANCE EQUATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUIFER; BOTTOM WATER; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 38849105477     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/103283-pa     Document Type: Article

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