Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis

Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis introduces the basic characteristics and theories surrounding hydraulic fracturing and the main process of fracturing in shale, including the main workflow, the details in case analysis, and the fundamental differences between theory, study, and practical operation. The book takes the complex nature of the hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs and applies a practical approach that can be useds as a workflow for designing fracture treatments in various shale basins across the world. Providing the audience with theories, best practices, operation and execution, and economic analysis of hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs, this reference guides the engineer and manager through broad topics including an introduction to unconventional reservoirs, advanced shale reservoir characterization, and shale gas in place calculation as well as expanding to basic theories of hydraulic fracturing and advanced topics in shale reservoir stimulation. Rounding out with coverage on the environmental aspects and practice problems on design and economic analysis, the book delivers the critical link needed between academia and industry for all aspects of hydraulic fracturing operations. Presents basic characteristics of unconventional reservoirs and introductory theories and practices on hydraulic fracturing, including post-fracturing analysisIncludes an explanation of company assets and financial responsibility, with coverage on economic evaluation and how to predict decline curvesProvides tactics on how to strengthen real-world skills with the inclusion of practice examples at the end of the book INDICE: 1. Introduction to Unconventional Shale Reservoirs 2. Advanced Shale Reservoir Characterization 3. Shale Initial Gas in Place Calculations 4. Multi-Scale Fluid Flow and Transport in Organic Rich Shale 5. Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Systems 6. Proppant Characteristics and Application Design 7. Unconventional Reservoir Development Footprints 8. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Selection and Design 9. Fracture Pressure Analysis and Perforation Design 10. Fracture Treatment Design 11. Horizontal Well Multi-Stage Completions Techniques 12. Completions and Flowback Design Evaluation in Relation to Production 13. Rock Mechanical Properties and In-Situ Stresses 14. Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test (DFIT) 15. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation 16. Operations and Execution 17. Decline Curve Analysis 18. Economic Evaluation

• ISBN: 978-0-12-849871-2
• Editorial: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 450
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés