Importance of rock properties on the producibility of gas shales

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-147

  Bustin, Amanda M M ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fabric; Production; Reservoir modeling; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTION; EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FABRIC PARAMETERS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE SPACING; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS RESOURCE; GAS SHALES; GAS TRANSPORT; GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; OIL RESERVOIRS; PATH LENGTH; POISSON'S RATIO; PRODUCTION SIMULATION; RESERVOIR MODELING; ROCK MECHANICS PARAMETERS; ROCK PROPERTIES; SHALE GAS; SPECIFIC VALUES; STRESS-DEPENDENT; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY RESOURCES; FABRICS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GEOMECHANICS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POISSON RATIO; PRODUCTION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHALE;

FRACTURE;

GAS PRODUCTION; GAS TRANSPORT; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POISSON RATIO; ROCK PROPERTY; SHALE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84868098614     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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