A comparative study of laboratory techniques for measuring capillary pressures in tight gas sands

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 331-341

  Newsham, K E ^a   Rushing, J A ^b   Lasswell, P M ^c   Cox, J C ^d   Blasingame, T A ^e  

^a APACHE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^c OMNI Laboratories Inc

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CENTRIFUGES; DESORPTION; GAS FUEL STORAGE; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROCKS; SAND; VAPOR DEPOSITION; WATER;

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; ROCK SURFACE; TIGHT GAS SANDS; YOUNG-LAPLACE EQUATION;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 22044457882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/89866-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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