Integrated data analysis and dynamic fracture modeling key to understanding complex waterfloods: Case study of the pierce field, North Sea

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-94

  Hustedt, B ^a   Snippe, J R ^b,c  

^a BSP Head Office   (United States)

^b Shell UK Limited   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA HANDLING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELLS; WELL SPACING;

COMBINED ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; STANDARD PROCEDURES; VERTICAL CONFORMANCE;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOOD; FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SIMULATOR; SOFTWARE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 77949822354     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/132440-PA     Document Type: Article

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