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Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) is one of the most utilized and probably the most simple (the least sophisticated) technique in petroleum engineering. DCA is a curve fitting technique that is used to forecast well’s production and to Estimate its Ultimate Recovery (EUR).
This Chapter is Co-Authored by: Maher J. Alabboodi, West Virginia University & Faegheh Javadi, Mountaineer Keystone.
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Something that used to be conventional wisdom and reservoir engineering common sense is now being questioned, and for good reasons. To understand the impact and influence of reservoir characteristics and how it is impacted by completion practice in shale, please see Chap. 5 of this book.
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These techniques are part of Shale Analytics and are explained in other chapters of this book.
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Mohaghegh, S.D. (2017). Extending the Utility of Decline Curve Analysis. In: Shale Analytics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48753-3_7
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