Ahmed U., Meehan D. (Eds.) Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Exploitation and Development

CRC Press, 2016. — 862 p. — (Emerging Trends and Technologies in Petroleum Engineering). — ISBN: 978-1-4987-5941-0.As the shale revolution continues in North America, unconventional resource markets are emerging on every continent. In the next eight to ten years, more than 100,000 wells and one- to two-million hydraulic fracturing stages could be executed, resulting in close to one trillion dollars in industry spending. This growth has prompted professionals experienced in conventional oil and gas exploitation and development to acquire practical knowledge of the unconventional realm.
Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Exploitation and Development provides a comprehensive understanding of the latest advances in the exploitation and development of unconventional resources. With an emphasis on shale, this book:
Addresses all aspects of the exploitation and development process, from data mining and accounting to drilling, completion, stimulation, production, and environmental issues
Offers in-depth coverage of sub-surface measurements (geological, geophysical, petrophysical, geochemical, and geomechanical) and their interpretation
Discusses the use of microseismic, fiber optic, and tracer reservoir monitoring technologies and JewelSuite reservoir modeling software
Presents the viewpoints of internationally respected experts and researchers from leading exploration and production (E&P) companies and academic institutions
Explores future trends in reservoir technologies for unconventional resources development
This book aids geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, geomechanic specialists, and drilling, completion, stimulation, production, and reservoir engineers in the environmentally safe exploitation and development of unconventional resources like shale.ForewordCharacteristics of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources
The Unconventional Basins and Plays—North America, the Rest of the World, and Emerging Basins
Unconventional Resources Workflow—Exploitation and Development
Seismic Reservoir Characterization Applications for Unconventional Resources
Pilot Projects in Unconventional Resources Development
Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Characterization of Source Rock Reservoirs
Role of Geomechanical Engineering in Unconventional Resources Developments
Laboratory Tests and Considerations to Complement the Overall Reservoir Understanding
Reservoir Engineering Aspects of Unconventional Oil and Gas
The Art of Data Mining and Its Impact on Unconventional Reservoir Development
Unconventional Reserves and Resources Accounting and Booking
Production Evaluation and Forecasting
Drilling Systems for Unconventionals
Multistage Completion Systems for Unconventionals
Stimulation of Unconventional Reservoirs
Flow Assurance
Artificial Lift Technologies
Monitoring Technologies—Microseismic, Fiber Optic, and Tracers
Rejuvenating Unconventional Resources
Environmental Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Resource Development
Case Studies, Accessing JewelSuite Software and Data
New Considerations and Future Trends in Reservoir Technologies for Unconventional Resources Development
Epilogue
Terms and Definitions