Performance of Horizontal Wells Subject to Bottomwater Drive
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- Published by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in SPE Reservoir Engineering
- Vol. 5 (03), 375-383
- https://doi.org/10.2118/18559-pa
Abstract
Summary: This paper discusses the performance of a horizontal well subject to bottomwater drive and delineates conditions under which this completion mode is more appropriate. Information presented will enable the engineer to decide what productivity improvements may be expected from horizontal-well completions. The productivities of horizontal wells operating under bottomwater drive are discussed in terms of displacement efficiencies. Results and the discussions are also applicable to oil production by gas-cap drive.Keywords
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