Pressure-dependent natural-fracture permeability in shale and its effect on shale-gas well production

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-228

  Cho, Y ^a   Apaydin, O G ^b   Ozkan, E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Formerly TGS Presently EOG Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHALE GAS;

EFFECT OF PRESSURE; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; NATURAL FRACTURE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRESSURE DEPENDENT; PRODUCTIVITY LOSS;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECT;

EID: 84879771613     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/159801-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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