The determination of minimum tested volume from the deconvolution of well test pressure transients

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 4112-4120

  Whittle, Tim ^a   Gringarten, Alan ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONVOLUTION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELLS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

APPROPRIATE MODELS; DECONVOLUTION ALGORITHM; ERROR BARS; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL AND GAS WELL; TEST PRESSURE; TRANSIENT PRESSURES; WELL-TEST ANALYSIS;

OIL WELL TESTING;

EID: 58849147132     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/116575-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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