Applying method of characteristics to determine pressure distribution in 1D shale-gas samples

SPE Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 361-372

  Moghanloo, R Ghanbarnezhad ^a   Javadpour, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SHALE GAS;

APPARENT PERMEABILITIES; CONTINUUM APPROXIMATION; GAS SLIPPAGE EFFECT; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE PROFILES; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION APPROACH;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

EID: 84903454042     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/168218-PA     Document Type: Article

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