Probabilistic Decline Curve Analysis of Barnett, Fayetteville, Haynesville, and Woodford Gas Shales

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 308-311

  Fanchi, J R ^a   Cooksey, M J ^a   Lehman, K M ^a   Smith, A ^a   Fanchi, A C ^a   Fanchi, C J ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decline curve analysis; Monte Carlo analysis; Probability distributions; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS; DECLINE CURVES; INPUT PARAMETER; MODEL INPUTS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SHALE GAS; WOODFORD SHALES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

SHALE;

GAS PRODUCTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; SHALE;

EID: 84885476663     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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