Foolproof completions for high-rate production wells

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 22-32

  Ehlig Economides, C A ^a   Tosic, S ^b   Economides, M J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Noble Energy Inc

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAVEL; HYDROCARBONS; SAFETY FACTOR; WATER WELLS;

ACID TREATMENTS; GRAVEL PACK (GP); HIGH RATE WATER PACK (HRWP); WELL INCLINATION;

UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

EID: 44349125190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/111455-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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