Novel perforating job design triples well productivity

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 168-178

  Ibrahim, Hanaey ^a   Balushi, Sameer ^a   Salsman, Alan ^b   Nunez, Alvaro Javier ^b   Situmorang, Haposan ^b  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLETION OPERATIONS; CONVEYANCE METHOD; DAMAGED ZONES; DRILLING AND COMPLETION; GUN SYSTEMS; JOB DESIGN; JOB EXECUTION; MODELING SOFTWARES; NEAR WELLBORE; OPTIMAL PRODUCTIVITY; PERFORATING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY RATIOS; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; SELECTION CRITERIA; TOTAL COSTS; UNDERBALANCE; WELL CONDITIONS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

BORING; GAS LIFTS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PERFORATING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; SHAPED CHARGES; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; WELL DRILLING; WELL STIMULATION;

WELL PERFORATION;

EID: 70449592215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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