Drawdown induced changes in permeability of coalbeds: A new interpretation of the reservoir response to primary recovery

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Shi, J Q ^a   Durucan, S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleat compressibility; Coalbed methane; Matrix shrinkage; Permeability model

Indexed keywords

PORE PRESSURE; POROUS MATERIALS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CLEATS; COALBEDS; GAS PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL STRESS FUNCTION;

COAL;

COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; DRAWDOWN; GAS PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 2342432425     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TIPM.0000018398.19928.5a     Document Type: Article

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