Book contents
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Physical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Composition, Fabric, Elastic Properties and Anisotropy
- 3 Strength and Ductility
- 4 Frictional Properties
- 5 Pore Networks and Pore Fluids
- 6 Flow and Sorption
- 7 Stress, Pore Pressure, Fractures and Faults
- Part II Stimulating Production from Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part III Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
from Part I - Physical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2019
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Physical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Composition, Fabric, Elastic Properties and Anisotropy
- 3 Strength and Ductility
- 4 Frictional Properties
- 5 Pore Networks and Pore Fluids
- 6 Flow and Sorption
- 7 Stress, Pore Pressure, Fractures and Faults
- Part II Stimulating Production from Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part III Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- References
- Index
Summary
The goal of this book is to address a range of topics that affect the recovery of hydrocarbons from extremely low-permeability unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. While there are various definitions of unconventional reservoirs, in this book we consider oil- and gas-bearing formations with permeabilities so low that economically meaningful production can only be realized through horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. These reservoirs have permeabilities measured in nanodarcies, not millidarcies – in other words, a million times lower than conventional reservoirs. Despite their ultra-low permeability, there is no question about the scale and impact of production from unconventional oil and reservoirs in the US and Canada over the past decade.
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- Unconventional Reservoir GeomechanicsShale Gas, Tight Oil, and Induced Seismicity, pp. 3 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019