Integrated research contributions for screening the tight gas potential in the rotliegendes formation of North-Germany

Oil Gas European Magazine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Pusch, G ^a,e   Gaupp, R ^b   Liermann, N ^c,d,f,g  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c DGMK ^*  (Germany)

^d E and P Section

^e Institute of Petroleum Engineering   (Germany)

^f International Association of Oil and Gas Producers   (United Kingdom)

^g DGMK German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC SKIN EFFECTS; PERMIAN BASIN DEPOSITS; ROCK MATRIX;

CATCHMENTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 29544434951     PISSN: 03425622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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