Start-up of SAGD wells: History match, wellbore design and operation

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-48

  Parmar, G ^a   Zhao, L ^a,b   Graham, J ^a  

^a PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

^b Enerplus Resources Fund   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

COUPLED RESERVOIR/WELLBORE MODEL; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FIELD DATA; HISTORY MATCH; MATCHED MODELS; PETRO-CANADA; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SIMULATION STUDIES; WELLBORE; WELLBORE COMPLETION;

STEAM;

EID: 59049103680     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/09-01-42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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