Production analysis of tight-gas and shale-gas reservoirs using the dynamic-slippage concept

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 230-242

  Clarkson, C R ^a   Nobakht, M ^a   Kaviani, D ^a   Ertekin, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; KEROGEN; NANOPORES; NUMERICAL MODELS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

MULTI MECHANISMS; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; PRODUCTION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION FORECASTS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; TIGHT FORMATION; TIGHT GAS FORMATION; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 84860739228     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/144317-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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