Integration of production analysis and rate-time analysis via parametric correlations - Theoretical considerations and practical applications

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 738-750

  Ilk, D ^a   Rushing, J A ^b   Blasingame, T A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APACHE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS;

EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; FORMATION PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; PRODUCTION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION DATA ANALYSIS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS; VARIOUS MODEL PARAMETERS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79959393885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140556-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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