Step-rate, calibration injection and treating pressure anomalies in soft rock high permeability formations: An explanation based on bottom hole pressure and production results

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Operations Symposium 1995, POS 1995

Volumn 1995-April, Issue , 1995, Pages 1-13

  Stewart, B R ^a   Mullen, M E ^a   Brown, J E ^b   Norman, W D ^b  

^a Pennzoil Exploration Production Company ^*  (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; EFFICIENCY;

CALIBRATION TESTING; COMPLETION EFFICIENCIES; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HIGH PERMEABILITY FORMATION; PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT; PRODUCTION PREDICTION; PRODUCTION RATES;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85059460575     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/29444-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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