Damage tolerance of well-completion and stimulation techniques in coalbed methane reservoirs

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 248-256

  Jahediesfanjani, Hossein ^a   Civan, Faruk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE (CBM); FRACKS; PACKS; WATER SATURATED GAS RESERVOIRS;

COAL; DEWATERING; METHANE; OIL WELLS; POROSITY; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WATER;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 25444499157     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1875554     Document Type: Article

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