Gas production from hydrate reservoirs and its modeling

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 65-71

  Pooladi Darvish, Mehran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GAS HYDRATES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEPRESSURIZATION; HYDRATE RESERVOIRS; THERMAL STIMULATION;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 2942720774     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86827-JPT     Document Type: Article

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