Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 907206, 35 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/907206
Research Article

Pseudo-Steady-State Productivity Formula for a Partially Penetrating Vertical Well in a Box-Shaped Reservoir

Jing Lu1 and Djebbar Tiab2

1Department of Petroleum Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, P.O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, T-301 Sarkeys Energy Center, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019-1003, USA

Received 8 September 2009; Accepted 9 February 2010

Academic Editor: Alexander P. Seyranian

Copyright © 2010 Jing Lu and Djebbar Tiab. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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