The oil and gas sector is a vital player in the energy transition. With their vast resource potential, unconventional shale plays will be an essential part in enabling this change. Unconventional Shale Resources serves as a comprehensive reference covering the latest technologies, methodologies, and applications of unconventional shale resources in the oil and gas industry, and their role in the evolution of the sector's energy transition.
- Offers an overview of geophysics, geology, and reservoir characterization in unconventional resources
- Discusses drilling, well stimulation and completion, production engineering, and artificial lift
- Covers reservoir management and surveillance, recovery enhancement, production forecasting, and surface facilities and testing
- Details technical and technological advances, including machine learning, AI, data analytics, and Industry 4.0
- Explores the latest methods/workflows in performance analysis in unconventional plays
- Employs integrated and hybrid approaches to the energy transition
The book provides surface and subsurface technical professionals in the oil and gas industry a thorough overview of unconventionals along with the integrated/hybrid applications that will enable them to stay current with the industry's transition.
