Modeling fracture-fluid cleanup in tight-gas wells

SPE Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 783-793

  Wang, John Yilin ^a,b   Holditch, Stephen A ^a   McVay, Duane A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS WELLS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; TIGHT GAS; YIELD STRESS;

FRACTURE FLUID CLEANUP; FRACTURE TREATMENT; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; NUMERICAL RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78149262233     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/119624-PA     Document Type: Article

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