Evaluation of after-closure analysis techniques for tight and shale gas formations

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 227-238

  Mohamed, I M ^a   Nasralla, R A ^a   Sayed, M A ^a   Marongiu Porcu, M ^a   Ehlig Economides, C A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-CLOSURE ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION TESTS; FORMATION PERMEABILITY; FORMATION TEST; FRACTURE LENGTH; G FUNCTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; PRESSURE BUILD UP; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS; SHALE GAS; STRAIGHT LINES; TIGHT GAS; TIGHT SAND GAS;

FRACTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE; WELLS;

NATURAL GAS FIELDS;

EID: 79959408442     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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