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Decline Curve Fitting

Decline Curve Fitting is a mathematical modeling technique used in petroleum engineering that characterizes the production rate decline of oil or gas wells over time by fitting empirical decline models to historical production data to forecast future performance.

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Analysis of Decline Curves

J.J. Arps · Transactions of the AIME · 1945 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Production Analysis of Linear Flow Into Fractured Tight Gas Wells

R.A. Wattenbarger, Ahmed H. El-Banbi, Mauricio Villegas et al. · 1998 · 431 citations

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Decline-Curve Analysis Using type Curves—Case Histories

M. J. Fetkovich, M.E. Vienot, M. D. Bradley et al. · SPE Formation Evaluation · 1987 · 290 citations

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Gas Reservoir Decline-Curve Analysis Using type Curves With Real Gas Pseudopressure and Normalized Time

Michael Fraim, R.A. Wattenbarger · SPE Formation Evaluation · 1987 · 251 citations

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Useful Concepts for Decline-Curve Forecasting, Reserve Estimation, and Analysis

M. J. Fetkovich, E. J. Fetkovich, M. D. Fetkovich · SPE Reservoir Engineering · 1996 · 242 citations

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Authors

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  1. TA
    T. A. Blasingame

    Mitchell Institute, United States

    11 publications · 813 citations

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  2. JA
    J. A. Rushing

    Mitchell Institute, United States

    6 publications · 236 citations

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  3. RW
    R.A. Wattenbarger

    Mitchell Institute, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. MJ
    M. J. Fetkovich

    Petroleum Technology Company (Norway), Norway

    4 publications · 596 citations

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  5. DA
    Duane A. McVay

    Texas A&M University, United States

    4 publications · 117 citations

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Institutions

117

  1. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    19 h-index

    41 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    19 h-index

    50 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Petroleum Technology Company (Norway)

    Stavanger, Norway

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    241 citations

  5. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    297 citations

  6. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    266 citations

  7. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    340 citations

  8. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    227 citations

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Venues

  1. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 20 publications · 640 citations

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  2. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    7 publications · 147 citations

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  3. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

    SPEREE · 6 publications · 185 citations

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  4. Journal of Energy Resources Technology

    4 publications · 94 citations

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  5. Journal of Petroleum Technology

    JPT · 4 publications · 187 citations

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