Implementation of a streamline method for flow simulation of large fields

Annual Technical Meeting, ATM 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Behrens, R A ^a   Jones, R C ^a   Emanuel, A S ^a  

^a Chevron Petroleum Technology Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WELL SPACING;

CLOSED BOUNDARY; DRIVE PATTERNS; FINITE DIFFERENCE SIMULATIONS; MINIMAL MODEL; SINGLE PHASE; STREAM-LINE METHODS; STREAMFUNCTIONS; STRESS-INDUCED;

INFILL DRILLING;

EID: 85088074011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/96-55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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