A new analytical method for analyzing linear flow in tight/shale gas reservoirs: Constant-rate boundary condition

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-59

  Nobakht, Mortezo ^a   Clarkson, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FLOW REGIME IDENTIFICATION; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; GAS PRODUCTIONS; PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS; PRODUCTION DATA; PRODUCTION RATES; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WELLS;

GAS INDUSTRY;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW PATTERN; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LINEARITY; MODEL VALIDATION; SHALE;

EID: 84859616916     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/143990-PA     Document Type: Article

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