Experimental and numerical analysis of gas transport in shale including the role of sorption

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 3527-3542

  Alnoaimi, K R ^a   Kovscek, A R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; HELIUM; ISOTHERMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; METHANE; POROSITY; SHALE GAS; SORPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR KINEMATICS; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84894177436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/166375-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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