Transient gas flow in unconventional gas reservoirs (SPE 154448)

74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2012 Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2012: Responsibly Securing Natural Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2415-2435

  Wu, Y ^a   Fakcharoenphol, P ^a   Li, J ^b   Wang, C ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Petro China ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESOURCE VALUATION;

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; KLINKENBERG EFFECTS; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; THRESHOLD PRESSURE GRADIENT; TRANSIENT GAS FLOWS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84928169904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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