Simulation of gas desorption and geomechanics effects for unconventional gas reservoirs

Fuel

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 455-464

  Yu, Wei ^a   Sepehrnoori, Kamy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas desorption; Geomechanics; History matching; Sensitivity analysis; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; GAS DESORPTION; HISTORY MATCHING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SHALE GAS; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; DESORPTION; FRACTURE; GASES; GEOMECHANICS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SHALE;

EID: 84883863829     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.08.032     Document Type: Article

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