Real-time performance analysis of water-injection wells

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Izgec, Bulent ^a   Kabir, C Shah ^a,b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Hess   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CONTINUOUS UPDATES; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; PSEUDO STEADY STATE; REAL TIME PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME DATA; SIMILAR SOLUTION; WATER INJECTION WELLS; WATER/OIL INTERFACES;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OIL WELL; RESERVOIR FLOODING; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 62749100017     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/109876-pa     Document Type: Article

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