Rediscovering Non-Darcy Flow Effect in Gas Reservoir

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 399-406

  Armenta, M ^a   Wojtanowicz, A K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW CONTROL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; ROCK MECHANICS;

GAS FLOW RATES; NON-DARCY FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142265271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84071-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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