Damage mechanisms in unconventional-gas-well stimulation-a new look at an old problem

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-400

  Shaoul, Josef ^a   Van Zelm, Lars ^b   De Pater, C J ^a  

^a StrataGen Delft   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RADIAL FLOW; TIGHT GAS; WATER LEVELS; WELL STIMULATION; WELL TESTING;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE FACE DAMAGES; FRACTURE STIMULATION; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS; WELL TEST INTERPRETATION;

GAS INDUSTRY;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; RADIAL FLOW;

EID: 84555196256     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/142479-PA     Document Type: Article

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