The permeability factor in coalbed methane well completions and production

Society of Petroleum Engineers Western North American Regional Meeting 2010 - In Collaboration with the Joint Meetings of the Pacific Section AAPG and Cordilleran Section GSA

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-11

  Palmer, Lan ^a  

^a Higgs Palmer Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalbed methane; Completions; Depletion; Permeability; Production; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; DECISION TREES; FIREDAMP; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRODUCTION; WELL COMPLETION;

COAL BED METHANE WELLS; COMPLETIONS; DEPLETION; ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; STIMULATION;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 77958504813     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/131714-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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