A simple methodology for direct Estimation of gas-in-place and reserves using rate-time data

SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 268-304

  Johnson, N L ^a   Currie, S M ^a   Ilk, D ^a   Blasingame, T A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; GASOLINE; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; TIGHT GAS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY DOMINATED FLOW; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION; DECLINE MODELING; EXPONENTIAL RATES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PROBLEMATIC ISSUES; QUADRATIC RATES; REVERSE SOLUTION;

PROVEN RESERVES;

EID: 70350614121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/123298-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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