Use of transient data to calculate absolute permeability and average fluid saturations

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-312

  Kamal, Medhat M ^a   Yan Pan, Chevron ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS; PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL; WELL TESTING ANALYSIS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

FLOW PATTERN; FLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL WELL; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SATURATION;

EID: 77952980263     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/113903-PA     Document Type: Article

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