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.
1. Chapter One. Introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. Advanced Shale Reservoir Characterization - p. 13 3. Chapter Three. Shale Initial Gas-in-Place Calculation - p. 29 4. Chapter Four. Multiscale Fluid Flow and Transport in Organic-Rich Shale - p. 37 5. Chapter Five. Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Systems - p. 49 6. Chapter Six. Proppant Characteristics and Application Design - p. 73 7. Chapter Seven. Unconventional Reservoir Development Footprints - p. 97 8. Chapter Eight. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Selection and Design - p. 107 9. Chapter Nine. Fracture Pressure Analysis and Perforation Design - p. 121 10. Chapter Ten. Fracture Treatment Design - p. 143 11. Chapter Eleven. Horizontal Well Multistage Completion Techniques - p. 169 12. Chapter Twelve. Completions and Flowback Design Evaluation in Relation to Production - p. 183 13. Chapter Thirteen. Rock Mechanical Properties and In Situ Stresses - p. 207 14. Chapter Fourteen. Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test - p. 225 15. Chapter Fifteen. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation - p. 251 16. Chapter Sixteen. Operations and Execution - p. 269 17. Chapter Seventeen. Decline Curve Analysis - p. 305 18. Chapter Eighteen. Economic Evaluation - p. 325 19. Example Problems - p. 393 20. References - p. 401 21. Index - p. 409
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.
1. Chapter One. Introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. Advanced Shale Reservoir Characterization - p. 13 3. Chapter Three. Shale Initial Gas-in-Place Calculation - p. 29 4. Chapter Four. Multiscale Fluid Flow and Transport in Organic-Rich Shale - p. 37 5. Chapter Five. Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Systems - p. 49 6. Chapter Six. Proppant Characteristics and Application Design - p. 73 7. Chapter Seven. Unconventional Reservoir Development Footprints - p. 97 8. Chapter Eight. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Selection and Design - p. 107 9. Chapter Nine. Fracture Pressure Analysis and Perforation Design - p. 121 10. Chapter Ten. Fracture Treatment Design - p. 143 11. Chapter Eleven. Horizontal Well Multistage Completion Techniques - p. 169 12. Chapter Twelve. Completions and Flowback Design Evaluation in Relation to Production - p. 183 13. Chapter Thirteen. Rock Mechanical Properties and In Situ Stresses - p. 207 14. Chapter Fourteen. Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test - p. 225 15. Chapter Fifteen. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation - p. 251 16. Chapter Sixteen. Operations and Execution - p. 269 17. Chapter Seventeen. Decline Curve Analysis - p. 305 18. Chapter Eighteen. Economic Evaluation - p. 325 19. Example Problems - p. 393 20. References - p. 401 21. Index - p. 409
