Effects of geologic variables on cleat porosity trends in coalbed gas reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/CERI Gas Technology Symposium 2000, GTS 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Nelson, Charles R ^a  

^a GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY;

COAL-BED GAS RESERVOIRS; COALBED RESERVOIRS; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FRUITLAND FORMATIONS; GEOLOGIC PROCESS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; THERMAL MATURATION;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 85088407941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/59787-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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