History matching of multiphase-flow formation-tester measurements acquired with focused-sampling probes in deviated wells

SPWLA 50th Annual Logging Symposium 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Angeles, Renzo ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Sepehrnoori, Kamy ^a   Elshahawi, Hani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Shell Intl E and P   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTED BOREHOLES; ELECTRIC LOGGING; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROBES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH PERMEABILITY FORMATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; IRREDUCIBLE WATER SATURATION; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE TRANSIENT MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD INTERPRETATION;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85055488417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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