"Triple porosity" modeling of transient well test and rate decline analysis for multi-fractured horizontal well in shale gas reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 253-262

  Zhao, Yu long ^a   Zhang, Lie hui ^a   Zhao, Jin zhou ^a   Luo, Jian xin ^a   Zhang, Bo ning ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Desorption; Multiple vertical fractures; Rate decline; Shale gas reservoir; Transient pressure; Tri porosity model

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CONDITIONS; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MULTI-FRACTURED HORIZONTAL WELLS; NATURAL FRACTURE; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; STEHFEST ALGORITHM; TRANSIENT PRESSURES; VERTICAL FRACTURE;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; FRACTURE; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; SHALE; WELL TESTING;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

ADSORPTION; ALGORITHM; DESORPTION; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; PRESSURE FIELD; SHALE; WELL TESTING;

EID: 84887822597     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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