Production-data analysis of single-phase (Gas) coalbed-methane wells

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 312-330

  Clarkson, Christopher R ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^b   Seidle, John P ^c  

^a ConocoPhillips Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MHA Petroleum Consultants

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COAL RESERVOIRS; COALBED-METHANE WELLS; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

ANISOTROPY; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SAN JUAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447308479     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/100313-pa     Document Type: Article

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