Geological factors controlling shale gas enrichment and high production in Fuling shale gas field

Shale gas and hydrofracturing.

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Production Optimization in Shale Gas Reservoirs

Natural gas from organic rich shales has become an important part of the supply of natural gas in the United States. Modern drilling and stimulation techniques have increased the potential and profitability of shale gas reserves that earlier were regarded as unprofitable resources of natural gas. The most prominent property of shale gas reservoirs is the low permeability. This is also the reaso...

Forecasting long-term gas production from shale.

Oil and natural gas from deep shale formations are transforming the United States economy and its energy outlook. Back in 2005, the US Energy Information Administration published projections of United States natural gas supply that stressed the need to develop an import infrastructure (1): by 2025, imports would account for almost one-third of United States consumption. When we compare those fo...

Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources

Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: