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casing reciprocation
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Movement applied to the casing string during the cementing operation to help in removal of drilling fluid and efficient placement of the cement slurry.
reservoir-drive mechanisms
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Natural forces in the reservoir that displace hydrocarbons out of the reservoir into the wellbore and up to surface. Reservoir-drive mechanisms include gasdrive (gas cap or ...
indicator models
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Models of reservoirs built using indicator (nonparametric) methods.
measurement after drilling
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Measurements made by measurements-while-drilling (MWD) tools subsequent to the initial bit run. MWD logs are recorded while drilling the well. However, these tools can also record ...
downhole sensors
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Mechanical or electronic devices for measuring various properties in the well such as pressure, fluid flow rate from each branch of a multilateral well, temperature, vibration, ...
iterative methods
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Mathematical techniques that require an algorithm or equation to be repeated until a condition is met. These methods usually require the convergence of a result to a value. ...
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