Applied geoscience in shale exploration and production

Since the year 2000, unconventional shale plays have contributed greatly to the global oil and gas supply, particularly in the United States. Understanding and managing these resources requires a unique understanding about the geology, geophysics, rock physics, and rock mechanics of each reservoir i...

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Main Author Bartok, Peter, 1947- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Tulsa, Oklahoma : PennWell Corporation, [2018]
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781593704070
1593704070
9781523130344
1523130342
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 338 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Shales, clay mineralogy, and associated features (surface and subsurface)
  • Biostratigraphy, paleoclimate, paleogeography, and anoxia
  • Sequence stratigraphy
  • Petrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Geochemistry
  • Engineering
  • Business and risk.