Technology for determining reservoir pressure from mud log gas improves mature, tight gas asset performance: A case study of ada field, North Louisiana

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1700-1711

  Lapierre, S G ^b   Prine, B H ^b   Pickrel, H M ^a  

^a ConocoPhillips ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL COSTS; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; LOGGING OPERATIONS; LOUISIANA; PRODUCTION LOGS; PRODUCTION RATES; PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; TIGHT GAS; ZONE SELECTION;

GAS INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SECURITY OF DATA; TECHNOLOGY;

MUD LOGGING;

EID: 78349296433     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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