Analyzing production data from tight oil wells

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 48-58

  Kabir, C S ^a   Rasdi, F ^a   Igboalisi, B ^a  

^a HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; FRACTURE; LITHOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS; LONG TERM PRODUCTION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; PERFORMANCE FORECASTING; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; STRETCHED EXPONENTIAL;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 79955687304     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/137414-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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