Diffusion and flow mechanisms of shale gas through matrix pores and gas production forecasting

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference 2013 - Unconventional Becoming Conventional: Lessons Learned and New Innovations

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1127-1145

  Shi, Juntai ^a   Zhang, Lei ^b   Li, Yuansheng ^a   Yu, Wei ^c   He, Xiangnan ^a   Liu, Ning ^a   Li, Xiangfang ^a   Wang, Tao ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b Research Institute of Yanchang Petroleum Grouop Co Ltd   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gas production discipline; Matrix pores; Shale gas; Slippage

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FORECASTING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE GAS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DIFFUSION MECHANISMS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; MATRIX PORE; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; SLIPPAGE; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

GASES;

EID: 84897551322     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/167226-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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