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

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-384

  Nobakht, Morteza ^a   Clarkson, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; TIGHT GAS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FLOWING PRESSURES; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; GAS RESERVOIR; INITIAL PRESSURE; LINEAR FLOWS; MULTI-FRACTURED HORIZONTAL WELLS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; GAS WELL; LINEARITY; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SHALE; WELL TESTING;

EID: 84862649330     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/143989-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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