Applicability of the arps rate-time relationships for evaluating decline behavior and ultimate gas recovery of coalbed methane wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Gas Technology Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 247-264

  Rushing, J A ^a   Perego, A D ^a   Blasingame, T A ^b  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; FIREDAMP; METHANE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PROVEN RESERVES;

BOTTOMHOLE FLOWING PRESSURE; COAL BED METHANE WELLS; COAL PROPERTIES; COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION; DECLINE CURVES; PRODUCTION DECLINES; SIMULATION STUDIES;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 70449115455     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/114514-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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