Fluid flow-coupled modeling of rock compaction and its adverse effects on well productivity in weak reservoirs

Gulf Rocks 2004 - 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARMS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Chin, L Y ^a   Ramos, G G ^a  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TENSORS;

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONTROL; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; PERMEABILITY TENSORS; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 69549105280     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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