Experimental Study of Overburden and Stress Influence on Non-Darcy Gas Flow in Dakota Sandstone

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 377-386

  Zeng, Zhengwen ^a   Grigg, Reid ^a   Ganda, Sukesh ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE REGULATORS; SANDSTONE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BACKPRESSURE REGULATORS (BPR); NON-DARCY GAS FLOW;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 1142277366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84069-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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