Impact of water dynamics in fractures on the performance of hydraulically fractured wells in gas-shale reservoirs

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-151

  Cheng, Y ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; FLOW OF GASES; FRACTURE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; GAS SHALES; GRAVITY SEGREGATION; PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION; STRESS SENSITIVE; WATER DYNAMICS; WATER PHASIS; WATER SATURATIONS;

CAPILLARITY;

EID: 84859050841     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/127863-PA     Document Type: Article

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