Application of harmonic pulse testing to water-oil displacement

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 125-134

  Fokker, Peter A ^a,b   Verga, Francesca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Harmonic testing; Pulse testing; Waterflooding monitoring

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; FIELD OPERATION; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; HARMONIC PULSE; IN-LINE; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; PRESSURE DATA; PRESSURE RESPONSE; PRODUCTION RATES; PULSE TEST; PULSE TESTING; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SURFACE EQUIPMENT; TESTING TECHNIQUE;

COMPRESSIBILITY; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); JET PUMPS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SURFACE TESTING; WATER INJECTION; WELL FLOODING; WELLS;

OIL WELL TESTING;

COMPRESSIBILITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MONITORING; OIL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; WATER; WELL TESTING;

EID: 81255168014     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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