Investigating the effect of pore proximity on phase behavior and fluid properties in shale formations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1422-1437

  Jin, Luchao ^a   Ma, Yixin ^a   Jamili, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; FUNCTIONS; MOLECULES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUAY WALLS; SHALE;

BUBBLE POINT PRESSURE; CRITICAL PROPERTIES; FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MOLECULAR MEAN FREE PATH; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANO-SCALE CONFINEMENTS; SATURATION PRESSURE;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 84894131187     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/166192-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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