Multicomponent advisory system can expedite evaluation of unconventional gas reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1729-1743

  Wei, Y N ^a   Holditch, S A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY SYSTEMS; ANALOG REFERENCE; BEST-PRACTICES; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY MIX; GAS RESERVOIR; GLOBAL ENERGY; MULTICOMPONENTS; PRODUCTION PRACTICE; SINGLE-INPUT SYSTEMS; YOUNG ENGINEER;

DRILLS; ENGINEERS; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SUBROUTINES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 78349267599     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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