Nanopore-structure analysis and permeability predictions for a tight gas siltstone reservoir by use of low-pressure adsorption and mercury-intrusion techniques

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 648-661

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIGITAL STORAGE; FORECASTING; ISOTHERMS; MERCURY (METAL); NANOPORES; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PORE PRESSURE; PORE STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS RELIEF;

CONFINING PRESSURES; CORE PLUGS; LOW PRESSURES; MERCURY INJECTION CAPILLARY PRESSURES; PORE GEOMETRY; PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PORE-THROAT SIZE; PORES STRUCTURE; SILTSTONES; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

PORE SIZE;

ADSORPTION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GAS FIELD; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ISOTHERM; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SILTSTONE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84873317955     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/155537-pa     Document Type: Article

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