Application of pressure transient analysis in steam injection wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE California Regional Meeting, CRM 1982

Volumn , Issue , 1982, Pages 693-698

  Messner, Gregory L ^a   Williams, Richard L ^a  

^a Gulf Oil Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; STEAM; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WELLHEADS;

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; DISPLACEMENT PROCESS; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; STEAM INJECTION WELLS; TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS; WELLHEAD TEMPERATURE;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 85057420474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/10781-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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