Challenges and surprises of abnormal pore pressures in shale gas formations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 908-916

  Zhang, Jincai ^a   Wieseneck, James ^a  

^a Shell Upstream Americas Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GASES; INFILL DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; SHALE GAS; UNLOADING;

ABNORMAL PRESSURE; COMPRESSIONAL VELOCITIES; DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENTS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ELEVATED LEVEL; HAYNESVILLE SHALES; PORE PRESSURE MODEL; PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

EID: 84863070894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/145964-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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