Evaporative cleanup of water blocks in gas wells

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-216

  Mahadevan, Jagannathan ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^b   Yortsos, Yannis C ^c,d  

^a The University of Tulsa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FLOW OF GASES; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS;

GAS WELLS; LOW-PERMEABILITY UNFRACTURES WELLS; WELLBORE;

GAS FUELS;

EID: 34447262631     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/94215-PA     Document Type: Article

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