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The Interpretation of Production Tests in Oil Wells

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Data obtained from a production test, if correctly interpreted, represent the most important source of information about the flow geometry and the dynamic properties (effective permeability) of the reservoir rock in the drainage area of the well, in addition to its average pressure.

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    Professor Gian Luigi Chierici (Chair of Petroleum Reservoir Engineering)

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Chierici, G.L. (1994). The Interpretation of Production Tests in Oil Wells. In: Principles of Petroleum Reservoir Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02964-0_6

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