New modelling of transient well test and rate decline analysis for a horizontal well in a multiple-zone reservoir

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Nie, Ren Shi ^a   Guo, Jian Chun ^a   Jia, Yong Lu ^a   Zhu, Shui Qiao ^b   Rao, Zheng ^b   Zhang, Chun Guang ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Petrochina Xinjiang Oilfield Company   (China)

Author keywords

Horizontal well; N zone composite reservoir; rate decline; well test

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; RESEARCH WORK; WELL LOGGING; WELL TESTING;

EID: 80052138483     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/8/3/007     Document Type: Article

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