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Introduction to Tight Gas Reservoirs

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Evaluating Factors Controlling Damage and Productivity in Tight Gas Reservoirs

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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).

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Bahrami, N. (2013). Introduction to Tight Gas Reservoirs. In: Evaluating Factors Controlling Damage and Productivity in Tight Gas Reservoirs. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02481-3_1

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