Presenters
Jack Schrenkel, Union Oil Company of California
It is important that oil wells be produced at their maximum permissible rate because of the greater income generated, lower lifting costs per barrel, quick return of investment, and the larger oil reserve of a top allowable well. It is the purpose of this paper to show a determination of the magnitude and cause of skin effect and a consideration of the factors in the Darcy Formula may be used to predict successfully the results of workover operations.