Nanopore structure analysis and permeability predictions for a tight gas/shale reservoir using low-pressure adsorption and mercury intrusion techniques

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Americas Unconventional Resources Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 363-380

  Clarkson, C R ^a   Wood, J M ^b   Burgis, S E ^b   Aquino, S D ^a   Freeman, M ^a   Birss, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FORECASTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; ISOTHERMS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; RESOURCE VALUATION; ROCK PRESSURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRESS RELIEF; TIGHT GAS;

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; CONFINING PRESSURES; INTERPRETATION METHODS; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; PERMEABILITY PREDICTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

NANOPORES;

EID: 84866050700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/155537-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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