Life-cycle decline curve estimation for tight/shale gas reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 607-621

  Ambrose, Ray J ^a   Clarkson, C R ^b   Youngblood, Jerry ^c   Adams, Rod ^c   Nguyen, Phuong ^c   Nobakht, M ^b   Biseda, Brent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Devon Energy ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; COMPLEX RESERVOIRS; DECLINE CURVE ESTIMATION; DECLINE CURVES; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL METHOD; FLOW GEOMETRIES; GAS RESERVOIR; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; INNOVATIVE METHOD; LINEAR FLOWS; LOW PERMEABILITY; SOURCE OF ENERGY; SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES; TIGH TRESERVOIRS; TIGHT FORMATION; TRANSIENT FLOW; WELL PRODUCTION; WELLBORE;

FORECASTING; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; ROCK DRILLING; SHALE OIL; WELL COMPLETION; WELL SPACING; WELL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 79959449598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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