Mapping reservoir volume changes during cyclic steam stimulation using tiltmeter-based surface-deformation measurements

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-72

  Du, Jing ^a   Brissenden, Simon J ^b   McGillivray, Peter R ^b   Bourne, Stephen ^c   Hofstra, Paul ^c   Davis, Eric J ^a   Roadarmel, William H ^a   Wolhart, Stephen L ^a   Marsic, Scott ^a   Gusek, Ronald W ^a   Wright, Chris A ^a  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Shell Canada Energy

^c Shell International E and P

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAPPING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WELL FLOODING;

CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATION; VOLUMETRIC DEFORMATION;

WELL STIMULATION;

DEFORMATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAPPING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WELL FLOODING; WELL STIMULATION;

DEFORMATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAPPING METHOD; MODELING; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; STEAM INJECTION; VOLUME CHANGE;

EID: 41349091278     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97848-PA     Document Type: Article

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