The potential pitfalls of using North American tight and shale gas development techniques in the north african and middle eastern environments

SPE Economics and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-157

  Martin, A N ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PROVEN RESERVES; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS;

DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUE; GAS DEVELOPMENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; OPERATING COMPANIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SIGNIFICANT GAS;

GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 84866639541     PISSN: 21501173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/141104-PA     Document Type: Article

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