Small-diameter gas lift systems—a viable technical solution for transport of fluids from low-pressure reservoirs

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Becaria, J A ^a   Toma, P ^b   Kuru, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b P R Toma Consulting Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; COAL DEPOSITS; CRUDE OIL; GASES; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIQUIDS; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; STEAM CONDENSATE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR; DEPLETED RESERVOIRS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LIFTING TECHNOLOGY; LOW-PRESSURE RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SMALL DIAMETER PIPE; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

PROVEN RESERVES;

EID: 85085852969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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