Time-dependent subsidence associated with drainage-induced compaction in Gulf of Mexico shales bounding a severely depleted gas reservoir

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1145-1159

  Chang, Chandong ^a   Mailman, Ellen ^b,c   Zoback, Mark ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SUBSIDENCE;

CESSATION OF PRODUCTIONS; DEPLETED GAS RESERVOIR; DEPLETED RESERVOIRS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PRESSURE DIFFUSION; RESERVOIR COMPACTION; RESERVOIR DEPLETION; VERY LOW PERMEABILITY;

SHALE;

ACCELERATION; COMPACTION; DIFFUSION; DRAINAGE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; SUBSIDENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901066209     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11111313009     Document Type: Article

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