Production data analysis of coalbed-methane wells

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-325

  Clarkson, Christopher R ^a,b   Jordan, Colin L ^c   Gierhart, Roger R ^d   Seidle, John P ^e  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c BOE Solutions Inc

^d BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^e MHA Petroleum Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COALBED-METHANE WELLS; FLOWING MATERIAL BALANCE (FMB); FLOWING-PRESSURE DATA; PRODUCTION DATA ANALYSIS (PDA) TECHNIQUES;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COALBED METHANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 44649157181     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/107705-pa     Document Type: Article

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