Numerical simulation of stress and strain due to gas sorption/desorption and their effects on in situ permeability of coalbeds

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 52-62

  Gu, F ^a   Chalaturnyk, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL PERMEABILITY; COALBEDS; DISCONTINUUM MEDIUM COUPLED (DMC) PERMEABILITY MODEL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33751538677     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/06-10-05     Document Type: Article

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