Phase behavior of gas condensates in shales due to pore proximity effects: Implications for transport, reserves and well productivity

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 4197-4218

  Devegowda, Deepak ^a   Sapmanee, Kanin ^a   Civan, Faruk ^a   Sigal, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTRAST MEDIA; GASES; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROVEN RESERVES; SHALE GAS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONDENSATE FLUIDS; GAS-CONDENSATE SYSTEMS; NANO-POROUS MEDIA; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION SOFTWARE; PROXIMITY EFFECTS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 84874029239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/160099-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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