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Introduction
Of the Middle East's vast hydrocarbon wealth, which amounts to 65% of the world’s proven oil and 34% of the world’s proven gas reserves, about two-thirds is located in carbonate reservoirs. Accordingly, a small improvement in recovery factor from these reservoirs will yield a dramatic improvement in worldwide production capacity.
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Intrinsic Potential
Bob Dennis, Mahmoud Akbar, and Mario Petricola explain how establishing a link between petrophysical and geological measurements is helping to deliver more-accurate reservoir models.
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The Flow Maze
Andrew Carnegie, Fikri Kuchuk, and Mustafa Biterge explain the challenges of simulating fluid flow in carbonates and look at statistical techniques that make the best use of known parameters while allowing for heterogeneities.
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Stimulate the Flow
Mathew Samuel and Mahmut Sengul explain some of the situations that benefit from carbonate well stimulation and how matrix acidizing and acid fracturing are evolving to ensure optimal production and injection.
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