Valhall field - Still on plateau after 20 years of production

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Offshore Europe Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference 2003, OE 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Barkved, Olav ^a   Heavey, Pete ^a   Kjelstadli, Roar ^a   Kleppan, Tore ^b   Kristiansen, Tron Golder ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b BP

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOODS; FRACTURE; INFILL DRILLING; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEISMOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE;

CURRENT PERFORMANCE; DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; FRACTURED PERMEABILITY; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; NORTH SEA; RECOVERABLE RESERVES; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESERVOIR ENERGY; WATER FLOOD; WELL FAILURE;

COMPACTION;

EID: 85117492655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/83957-MS     Document Type: Conference Paper

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