Table 10 Knudsen numbers and permeabilities due to different gas transport phenomena of the Eagle Ford shale.

From: Multiparameter Analysis of Gas Transport Phenomena in Shale Gas Reservoirs: Apparent Permeability Characterization

Pore Pressure (MPa)

Knudsen Number

Permeability of Gas Slippage (nD)

Permeability of Knudsen Diffusion (nD)

Permeability of Surface Diffusion (nD)

Apparent Permeability (nD)

5.06

0.4279

323.0326

9.8923

232.8697

565.7946

6.05

0.3592

277.6226

7.2227

198.9411

483.7864

7.03

0.3101

245.5701

5.5460

175.8046

426.9207

8.04

0.2719

220.9662

4.3835

158.5151

383.8648

9.03

0.2427

202.3524

3.5813

145.8241

351.7578

10.03

0.2190

187.4072

2.9876

135.9238

326.3186

11.02

0.1997

175.3785

2.5437

128.1873

306.1096

12.01

0.1836

165.4312

2.1996

121.9219

289.5528