Analysis of Long-Term Performance in Tight Gas Wells: Field Examples

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 157-166

  Arévalo Villagrán, Jorge A ^a   Ganpule, Sameer V ^a   Wattenbarger, Robert A ^a   Samaniego Verduzco, Fernando ^b   Yañez Mondragón, Maclpvio ^b   Serrano Lozano, José R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; TRANSIENTS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WELL PRESSURE;

GAS RESERVOIRS; GAS WELLS;

GAS ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642523170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/74360-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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