A new unified diffusion-viscous-flow model based on pore-level studies of tight gas formations

SPE Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-49

  Rahmanian, Mohammad R ^a   Aguilera, Roberto ^b   Kantzas, Apostolos ^b  

^a Fakete Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW SIMULATION; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOUS FLOW;

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; CONSTRUCTED NETWORKS; NETWORK CONSTRUCTION; SINGLE PHASE GAS FLOWS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TIGHT GAS FORMATION; VISCOUS FLOW MODELING; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

TIGHT GAS;

EID: 84876352421     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/149223-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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