Effects of skin and hydraulic fractures on SVE wells

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-297

  Bradner, Graham C ^a   Murdoch, Lawrence C ^b  

^a GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fractures; Soil vapor extraction; Well skin; Well testing

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; IMPURITIES; SOILS; WATER; WELL DRILLING;

GAS PHASE PERMEABILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURES; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (SVE); SPECIFIC GAS CAPACITY;

WATER WELLS;

NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM; VOLATILE AGENT;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; WELL;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRILL; EXTRACTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 17844369948     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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