Establishing injector/producer connectivity before breakthrough during fluid injection

SPE Western Regional Meeting 2009 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 322-335

  Izgec, O ^a   Kabir, C S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chevron ETC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

DEGREE OF CONNECTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTS; PROJECT ECONOMICS; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES; SIGNAL PROPAGATION; STREAMLINE SIMULATION; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

WELL TESTING;

EID: 70449574176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121203-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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