Preface |
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1 Introduction of Shale Gas and Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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1 | (10) |
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1 | (10) |
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9 | (2) |
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2 Numerical Model for Shale Gas and Tight Oil Simulation |
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11 | (60) |
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11 | (3) |
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2.2 Non-Darcy Flow Effect |
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14 | (3) |
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2.3 Gas Desorption Effect |
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17 | (7) |
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17 | (2) |
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2.3.2 Comparison of Black-Oil Model and Compositional Model |
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19 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Evaluation of Gas Desorption Effect for Five Shale Formations |
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19 | (5) |
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24 | (12) |
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2.4.1 Pressure-Dependent Fracture Conductivity |
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24 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Geomechanics Modeling |
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24 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Sensitivity Study Based on a Field Well From Barnett Shale |
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25 | (11) |
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2.5 History Matching With Gas Desorption and Geomechanics Effects |
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36 | (5) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (4) |
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2.6 Uncertain Hydraulic Fractures Pattern |
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41 | (7) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (4) |
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2.7 Uneven Proppant Distribution |
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48 | (4) |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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2.8 Comparison Biwing Fracture Model With Fracture Network Model |
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52 | (3) |
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2.9 Multiple Horizontal Wells Modeling |
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55 | (3) |
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2.10 Reservoir Simulation for Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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58 | (13) |
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2.10.1 Effect of Fracture Conductivity |
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60 | (1) |
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2.10.2 Effect of Geomechanics |
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60 | (3) |
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2.10.3 Effect of Fracture Network |
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63 | (5) |
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68 | (3) |
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3 Semianalytical Model for Shale Gas and Tight Oil Simulation |
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71 | (58) |
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71 | (4) |
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3.2 Model Assumption and Fracture Discretization |
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75 | (1) |
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3.3 Model Development for Shale Gas Simulation |
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75 | (18) |
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3.3.1 Continuity Equation for Conventional Gas Reservoirs |
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76 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Continuity Equation for Shale Gas Reservoirs |
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78 | (9) |
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3.3.3 Gas Flow From Fractures to Wellbore |
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87 | (2) |
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3.3.4 Fracture Width and Fracture Permeability Calculations |
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89 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Pressure-Dependent Fracture Conductivity |
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90 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Real Gas Properties |
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91 | (2) |
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3.4 Model Development for Tight Oil Simulation |
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93 | (1) |
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3.5 Semianalytical Model Unknowns and Governing Equations |
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93 | (3) |
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3.6 Semianalytical Model Solution |
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96 | (1) |
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3.7 Semianalytical Model Verification |
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96 | (10) |
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3.7.1 Shale Gas Reservoirs |
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97 | (6) |
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3.7.2 Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (9) |
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3.8.1 Synthetic Case Study |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (14) |
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3.9.1 Two Fractures With Different Fracture Geometries |
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115 | (3) |
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3.9.2 Well Interference Through Complex Fracture Hits |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (7) |
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4 Modeling Gas Adsorption in Marcellus Shale Using Langmuir and BET Isotherms |
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129 | (26) |
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129 | (2) |
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4.2 Adsorption Model for Shale Gas Reservoirs |
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131 | (3) |
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4.3 Gas Flow Model in Shale |
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134 | (3) |
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4.4 Methane Adsorption Measurements in Marcellus Shale |
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137 | (3) |
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4.5 Comparison of Free Gas and Adsorbed Gas |
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140 | (1) |
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4.6 Calculation of Original Gas in Place |
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140 | (4) |
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4.7 Numerical Simulation Methods |
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144 | (4) |
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148 | (7) |
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152 | (3) |
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5 Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) for Complex Fracture Geometry |
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155 | (52) |
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155 | (4) |
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5.2 Numerical Model for Shale Gas Two-Phase Flow |
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159 | (5) |
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5.2.1 Gas Desorption Effect |
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160 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Adsorbed Gas Porosity |
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161 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Gas Slippage and Diffusion Effect |
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162 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Non-Darcy Flow Effect |
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163 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Pressure-Dependent Matrix Permeability |
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163 | (1) |
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5.2.6 Pressure-Dependent Fracture Permeability |
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164 | (1) |
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5.3 Numerical Model for Tight-Oil Three-Phase Flow |
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164 | (2) |
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5.4 Embedded Discrete Fracture Model |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (7) |
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5.5.1 Shale Gas Simulation |
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168 | (3) |
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5.5.2 Tight-Oil Simulation |
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171 | (4) |
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5.6 Case Studies for Well Performance in Shale Gas Reservoirs |
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175 | (10) |
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5.6.1 Complex Gas Transport Mechanisms |
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175 | (2) |
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5.6.2 Complex Natural Fracture Geometry |
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177 | (2) |
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5.6.3 Complex Hydraulic Fracture Geometry |
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179 | (6) |
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5.7 Case Studies for Well Interference in Tight-Oil Reservoirs |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (5) |
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5.8.1 Effect of Connecting Fracture Conductivity |
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188 | (1) |
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5.8.2 Effect of Number of Connecting Hydraulic Fractures |
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188 | (2) |
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5.8.3 Effect of Number of Natural Fractures |
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190 | (3) |
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5.9 Well Shut-in Test Simulation |
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193 | (1) |
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5.10 Well Spacing Effects |
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194 | (4) |
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194 | (1) |
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5.10.2 Production With Some Wells Shut-in |
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195 | (3) |
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5.11 Discussion About Well Interference |
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198 | (9) |
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200 | (7) |
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6 An Integrated Framework for Sensitivity Analysis and Economic Optimization in Shale Reservoirs |
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207 | (70) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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6.3 Response Surface Methodology |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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6.5 Integrated Reservoir Simulation Framework |
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210 | (2) |
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6.5.1 Reservoir Modeling Including Multiple Fractures |
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210 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Sensitivity Study and Economic Optimization |
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211 | (1) |
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6.6 Integrated Simulation Platform for Unconventional Reservoirs |
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212 | (4) |
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6.6.1 Integration of Reservoir Simulators |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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6.6.4 Simulation Running Mode |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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6.6.6 Flowchart for Sensitivity Study and Economic Optimization |
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215 | (1) |
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6.7 Application of Framework in Marcellus Shale Gas Reservoirs |
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216 | (29) |
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218 | (7) |
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6.7.2 History Matching and Production Forecasting |
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225 | (4) |
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6.7.3 Fracture Treatment Cost |
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229 | (9) |
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6.7.4 Economic Optimization |
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238 | (7) |
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6.8 Application of Framework in Bakken Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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245 | (32) |
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6.8.1 Numerical Modeling for Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (7) |
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6.8.3 History Matching and Production Forecasting |
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260 | (3) |
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6.8.4 Economic Optimization of Multiple Well Placement |
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263 | (10) |
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273 | (4) |
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7 An Assisted History-Matching Workflow Using a Proxy-Based Approach for Shale Reservoirs |
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277 | (56) |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (1) |
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7.3 An Assisted History-Matching Workflow |
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281 | (10) |
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7.3.1 Workflow With MC Sampling Algorithm |
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284 | (6) |
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7.3.2 Workflow With MCMC Sampling Algorithm |
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290 | (1) |
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7.4 Field Application in Marcellus Shale Gas Reservoir |
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291 | (21) |
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7.4.1 Basic Reservoir Model |
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292 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Parameter Identification and Screening |
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294 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Two-Level Full Factorial Design |
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295 | (1) |
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7.4.4 History-Matching Results From Iterative Proxy Model |
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295 | (13) |
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7.4.5 History-Matching Results From Direct MCMC Method |
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308 | (3) |
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7.4.6 Discussions About Overfitting Issue |
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311 | (1) |
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7.5 Field Application in Bakken Tight Oil Reservoir |
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312 | (21) |
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313 | (2) |
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7.5.2 Parameter Identification and Screening |
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315 | (6) |
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7.5.3 History Matching and Probabilistic Forecasting |
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321 | (9) |
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330 | (3) |
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8 CO2 Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Oil Reservoirs |
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333 | (44) |
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333 | (3) |
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336 | (3) |
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8.2.1 Reservoir Simulation Model |
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336 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Reservoir Model Including Multiple Hydraulic Fractures |
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338 | (1) |
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8.3 Fluid Characterization of Bakken |
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339 | (1) |
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8.4 Simulation of CO2 Huff-n-Puff |
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339 | (11) |
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339 | (7) |
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8.4.2 Effect of CO2 Diffusion Coefficient |
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346 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Effect of Number of Cycle |
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346 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Effect of Fracture Half-Length |
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346 | (2) |
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8.4.5 Effect of Reservoir Permeability |
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348 | (1) |
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8.4.6 Effect of Reservoir Heterogeneity |
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348 | (2) |
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8.5 Comparison of CO2 Huff-n-Puff and CO2 Flooding |
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350 | (12) |
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8.6 Impacts of Complex Fracture Geometries Using EDFM |
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362 | (15) |
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374 | (3) |
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9 Phase Behavior Modeling by Considering Nanopore Confinement |
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377 | (32) |
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377 | (3) |
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380 | (5) |
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9.2.1 Phase Equilibrium Calculation Considering Nanopore Confinement |
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380 | (4) |
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9.2.2 Black-Oil Properties Calculation |
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384 | (1) |
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9.3 Validation for Phase Equilibrium Calculation |
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385 | (2) |
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9.3.1 K-Values for Bulk Fluid |
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385 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Binary Mixture of CO2/C10 |
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386 | (1) |
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9.3.3 Binary Mixture of C1/C6 |
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386 | (1) |
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9.4 Effect of Nanopores on Phase Behavior of Bakken Shale Oil |
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387 | (1) |
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9.5 Effect of Nanopores on Phase Behavior of Eagle Ford Shale Oil |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (20) |
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9.6.1 Middle Bakken Shale Oil |
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389 | (8) |
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9.6.2 Eagle Ford Shale Oil |
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397 | (8) |
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405 | (4) |
Index |
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