The spectrum of fine-grained reservoirs from vshale gas' to 'shale oil'/ tight liquids: Essential attributes, key controls, practical characterization

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2013, IPTC 2013: Challenging Technology and Economic Limits to Meet the Global Energy Demand

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 1938-1953

  Bohacs, K M ^a   Passey, Q R ^a   Rudnicki, M ^a   Esch, W L ^a   Lazar, O R ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR PRESSURES;

DEPOSITION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SHALE; SHALE OIL; STRESSES; VISCOSITY; WELL LOGGING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84883443774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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