Petrophysical characterization of Barnett shale

SPE Unconventional Gas Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 133-149

  Kale, Sagar V ^a   Rai, Chandra S ^a   Sondergeld, Carl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE; SHALE GAS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MERCURY INJECTION CAPILLARY PRESSURES; PETRO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PETROPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; PETROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS;

PETROPHYSICS;

EID: 77954227726     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/131770-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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