30 Years of successful high-pressure air injection: Performance evaluation of Buffalo Field, South Dakota

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1021-1033

  Kumar, V K ^a   Gutierrez D ^b   Thies, B P ^c   Cantrell, C ^c  

^a Hilcorp Energy Company   (United States)

^b University of Calgary and Computer Modelling Group Ltd   (Canada)

^c Continental Resources Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL DRILLING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RIVERS;

CARBONATE FORMATIONS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LABORATORY STUDIES; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION RESPONSE; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 78651111383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/133494-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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