Modeling chromatographic separation of produced gas in shale wells

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-122

  Rezaveisi, Mohsen ^a   Javadpour, Farzam ^b   Sepehrnoori, Kamy ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas shale; Knudsen diffusion; Nanopore; Nanoporous media; Shale gas mixture; Slip effect

Indexed keywords

GAS SHALES; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; NANO-POROUS MEDIA; SHALE GAS; SLIP EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; MOLECULES; NANOPORES; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SHALE; SORPTION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS FLOW; GAS PRODUCTION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PERMEABILITY; SHALE; SORPTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84890811983     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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