Analytical steady-state solution of single-probe tests in a horizontal well and its application to estimate horizontal and vertical permeabilities

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 590-597

  Sheng, James J ^a,b  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTED BOREHOLES; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PROBES;

FORMATION TESTERS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MEASURED DEPTHS; SINGLE PROBE; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; SYNTHETIC TESTS; VERTICAL PERMEABILITIES; VERTICAL WELLS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

BOREHOLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL WELL; PERMEABILITY; WELL TESTING;

EID: 48749087543     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102659-pa     Document Type: Article

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