Well Test Concepts

One of the most crucial steps in identifying the reservoir model is describing the form of flow regime that is present during a well test.

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Ganat, T.AA.O. (2023). Well Test Concepts. In: Modern Pressure Transient Analysis of Petroleum Reservoirs. Petroleum Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28889-0_2

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