Formation damage issues impacting the productivity of low permeability, low initial water saturation gas producing formations

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 240-246

  Bennion, D Brant ^a,b   Thomas, F Brent ^a,c,d  

^a Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^b Weatherford International   (United States)

^c Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Limited   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY PRESSURE EFFECTS; FORMATION DAMAGE; GAS PRODUCTION;

CAPILLARITY; ECONOMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 25444494482     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1937420     Document Type: Article

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