Reservoir modeling in support of Shale gas exploration

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1540-1556

  Schepers, K C ^a   Gonzalez, R J ^a   Koperna, G J ^a   Oudinot, A Y ^a  

^a Advanced Resources International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; GASOLINE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; INVESTMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; MONTE CARLO PROCEDURES; NATURAL FRACTURE SYSTEM; NATURALLY FRACTURED SHALES; PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION PREDICTION;

SHALE GAS;

EID: 70449839514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/123057-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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