Using down-hole control valves to sustain oil production from the first maximum reservoir contact, multilateral and smart well in ghawar field: Case study

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition: Intelligent Energy 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-5

  Mubarak, S M ^a   Pham, T R ^a   Shamrani, S S ^a   Shafiq, M ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; CONTROL VALVES; DOWN HOLE; FLOW CONTROL VALVES; FLOWING PRESSURES; INTELLIGENT ENERGY; MAXIMUM RESERVOIR CONTACT; OIL-PRODUCTION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; REAL TIME; SAUDI ARAMCO; SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS; WATER PRODUCTION;

ENGINEERS; EXHIBITIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAFETY VALVES; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WELL FLOODING; WELL STIMULATION;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 52049090625     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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