Multilateral horizontal well increases liquids recovery in the Gulf of Thailand

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 78-87

  Horn, M J ^d,e,f   Plathey, D P ^a,b,g,h   Ibrahim, Ouahiba ^a,c,i,j,k,l  

^a Total E and P Thailand

^b Total E and P SA

^c Total Norge

^d Total E and P Thailand   (Thailand)

^e LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g TOTAL   (France)

^h PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

ⁱ Total Norge A/S   (Norway)

^j NONE

^k Ecl Superieur des Traveaux Publique   (France)

^l Ecl Sup du Petrole et des Moteurs   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

MULTILATERAL HORIZONTAL WELLS;

OIL WELL COMPLETION;

HORIZONTAL WELL; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE;

OIL FIELDS; RECOVERY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 4744349045     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/38065-PA     Document Type: Article

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