Model study of the influence of matrix shrinkage on absolute permeability of coal bed reservoirs

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 109, Issue , 1996, Pages 197-212

  Levine, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 5244319522     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.109.01.14     Document Type: Article

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