Introduction to Tight Gas Reservoirs

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Abstract

Tight gas reservoirs represent a significant portion of natural gas reservoirs worldwide. Tight gas sand is generally characterized as a formation with effective permeability less than 0.1 md (Law and Curtis 2002).

Keywords

Hydraulic Fracture Horizontal Well Effective Permeability Sand Lens Initial Water Saturation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Petroleum EngineeringCurtin UniversityPerthAustralia

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