CA2691241C - System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations - Google Patents
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Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US95820807P | 2007-07-02 | 2007-07-02 | |
| US60/958,208 | 2007-07-02 | ||
| US11/929,921 | 2007-10-30 | ||
| US11/929,811 US8818777B2 (en) | 2006-10-30 | 2007-10-30 | System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations |
| US11/929,811 | 2007-10-30 | ||
| US11/929,921 US8352227B2 (en) | 2006-10-30 | 2007-10-30 | System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations |
| PCT/US2008/069031 WO2009006526A2 (en) | 2007-07-02 | 2008-07-02 | System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations |
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| CA2691241A1 CA2691241A1 (en) | 2009-01-08 |
| CA2691241C true CA2691241C (en) | 2014-03-25 |
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| CA2691241A Expired - Fee Related CA2691241C (en) | 2007-07-02 | 2008-07-02 | System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations |
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| BR (1) | BRPI0812761A2 (pt) |
| CA (1) | CA2691241C (pt) |
| GB (1) | GB2464003B (pt) |
| NO (1) | NO342368B1 (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO2009006526A2 (pt) |
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| WO2024057050A1 (en) * | 2022-09-16 | 2024-03-21 | Totalenergies Onetech | Process of determining an injection performance of a well when injecting a fluid into a geological formation |
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| GB2464003B (en) | 2013-11-27 |
| WO2009006526A3 (en) | 2009-02-19 |
| GB0921738D0 (en) | 2010-01-27 |
| BRPI0812761A2 (pt) | 2014-11-25 |
| NO342368B1 (no) | 2018-05-14 |
| WO2009006526A2 (en) | 2009-01-08 |
| CA2691241A1 (en) | 2009-01-08 |
| GB2464003A (en) | 2010-04-07 |
| NO20100016L (no) | 2010-03-26 |
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