Shale gas: Nanometer-scale observations and well modelling

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 464-475

  Silin, D ^a   Kneafsey, T ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; ION BEAMS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FOCUSED IONS BEAMS; GAS RECOVERY; GAS STORAGE; ION SCANNING; NANO-METER-SCALE; OBSERVATION MODEL; PORE SCALE; PRODUCTION DATA; WELL MODEL; WELL PRODUCTION;

SHALE GAS;

EID: 84870188765     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: 21564663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/149489-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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