Obtaining fracture information for low-permeability (Tight) gas sandstones from sidewall cores

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-158

  Laubach, Steve E ^a   Gale, J F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Microfractures; Producibility; Reservoir quality; Stress

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CEMENTS; CHARACTERIZATION; FRACTURE; GASES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESSES;

DIAGENESIS; GAS SANDSTONES; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SIDEWALL CORES;

SANDSTONE;

FRACTURE; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE;

EID: 33646016567     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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