Operating dual-completed well to increase gas recovery in low productivity gas reservoirs with water production problems

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Armenta, M ^a   Wojtanowicz, A K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; GASES; GASOLINE; PACKERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DOWNHOLE GAS WATER SEPARATIONS; DOWNHOLE WATER SINKS; FLOWING PRESSURES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; SIMULATED PERFORMANCE; WATER BREAKTHROUGH;

NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 85088067660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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