The significance of fracture face matrix damage to the productivity of fractured wells in shale gas reservoirs

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-210

  Guo, B ^a   Gao, D ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

damage; formation; fracture; gas; productivity; shale; wells

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; FORMATION; GAS WELL PRODUCTIVITIES; NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; SKIN PROPERTIES; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

FRACTURE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GASES; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; SHALE; WELLS;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84891445413     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2011.585365     Document Type: Article

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