Optimization of drilling acceptance criteria

Geothermics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-253

  Grant, Malcolm A ^a  

^a MAGAK ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Drilling; Geothermal; Injectivity; Optimization; Probability; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE CRITERION; DRILLED WELLS; DRILLING COSTS; DRILLING RIG; FIELD DATUM; GEOTHERMAL; INJECTION WELLS; INJECTIVITY; LOG NORMALS; PRODUCTION WELLS; REDRILL; US DOLLARS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL TESTS;

DECISION TREES; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WELL COMPLETION; WELL STIMULATION; WELL TESTING;

WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING RIG; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 67349109910     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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