Shale Oil and Gas Production Processes delivers the basics on current production technologies and the processing and refining of shale oil. Starting with the potential of formations and then proceeding to production and completion, this foundational resource also dives into the chemical and physical nature of the precursor of oil shale, kerogen, to help users understand and optimize its properties in shale. Rounding out with reporting, in situ retorting, refining and environmental aspects, this book gives engineers and managers a strong starting point on how to manage the challenges and processes necessary for the further development of these complex resources.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 65 2. 2. Natural gas in tight formations - p. 72 3. 3. Oil in tight formations - p. 101 4. 4. The future of resources in tight formations - p. 132 5. Chapter 3. Reservoirs and reservoir fluids - p. 139 6. 1. Introduction - p. 139 7. 2. Sediments - p. 144 8. 3. Reservoirs and reservoir evaluation - p. 154 9. 4. Tight formations - p. 169 10. 5. Core analyses - p. 186 11. 6. US resources - p. 190 12. 7. World resources - p. 210 13. Chapter 4. Development and production - p. 221 14. Chapter 5. Hydraulic fracturing - p. 265 15. Chapter 6. Fluids management - p. 321 16. Chapter 7. Analysis of gas and condensate from tight formations - p. 373 17. 1. Introduction - p. 373 18. 2. Types of gases - p. 374 19. 3. Properties of gas streams - p. 386 20. 4. Analytical methods - p. 412 21. 5. Gas condensate - p. 419 22. Chapter 8. Processing gas from tight formations - p. 451 23. 1. Introduction - p. 451 24. 2. Tight gas composition and properties - p. 455 25. 3. Gas treating processes - p. 466 26. 4. Tight gas processing - p. 493 27. 5. Product evaluation - p. 509 28. Chapter 9. Analysis of oil from tight formations - p. 519 29. Chapter 10. Processing oil from tight formations - p. 573 30. 1. Introduction - p. 573 31. 2. Properties of tight oil - p. 577 32. 3. Wellhead processing - p. 588 33. 4. Transportation and handling - p. 590 34. 5. Behavior in refinery processes - p. 593 35. 6. Mitigating refinery impact - p. 608 36. 7. Product evaluation - p. 612 37. II. Shale oil (kerogen-derived oil) - p. 668 38. Chapter 11. Origin and properties of oil shale - p. 671 39. Chapter 12. Oil shale resources - p. 715 40. Chapter 13. Kerogen - p. 757 41. Chapter 14. Mining and retorting - p. 797 42. Chapter 15. In situ retorting - p. 849 43. Chapter 16. Refining shale oil - p. 873 44. III. Other aspects - p. 912 45. Chapter 17. Instability and incompatibility of tight oil and shale oil - p. 915 46. Chapter 18. Environmental aspects - p. 943 47. Index - p. 1003
Shale Oil and Gas Production Processes delivers the basics on current production technologies and the processing and refining of shale oil. Starting with the potential of formations and then proceeding to production and completion, this foundational resource also dives into the chemical and physical nature of the precursor of oil shale, kerogen, to help users understand and optimize its properties in shale. Rounding out with reporting, in situ retorting, refining and environmental aspects, this book gives engineers and managers a strong starting point on how to manage the challenges and processes necessary for the further development of these complex resources.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 65 2. 2. Natural gas in tight formations - p. 72 3. 3. Oil in tight formations - p. 101 4. 4. The future of resources in tight formations - p. 132 5. Chapter 3. Reservoirs and reservoir fluids - p. 139 6. 1. Introduction - p. 139 7. 2. Sediments - p. 144 8. 3. Reservoirs and reservoir evaluation - p. 154 9. 4. Tight formations - p. 169 10. 5. Core analyses - p. 186 11. 6. US resources - p. 190 12. 7. World resources - p. 210 13. Chapter 4. Development and production - p. 221 14. Chapter 5. Hydraulic fracturing - p. 265 15. Chapter 6. Fluids management - p. 321 16. Chapter 7. Analysis of gas and condensate from tight formations - p. 373 17. 1. Introduction - p. 373 18. 2. Types of gases - p. 374 19. 3. Properties of gas streams - p. 386 20. 4. Analytical methods - p. 412 21. 5. Gas condensate - p. 419 22. Chapter 8. Processing gas from tight formations - p. 451 23. 1. Introduction - p. 451 24. 2. Tight gas composition and properties - p. 455 25. 3. Gas treating processes - p. 466 26. 4. Tight gas processing - p. 493 27. 5. Product evaluation - p. 509 28. Chapter 9. Analysis of oil from tight formations - p. 519 29. Chapter 10. Processing oil from tight formations - p. 573 30. 1. Introduction - p. 573 31. 2. Properties of tight oil - p. 577 32. 3. Wellhead processing - p. 588 33. 4. Transportation and handling - p. 590 34. 5. Behavior in refinery processes - p. 593 35. 6. Mitigating refinery impact - p. 608 36. 7. Product evaluation - p. 612 37. II. Shale oil (kerogen-derived oil) - p. 668 38. Chapter 11. Origin and properties of oil shale - p. 671 39. Chapter 12. Oil shale resources - p. 715 40. Chapter 13. Kerogen - p. 757 41. Chapter 14. Mining and retorting - p. 797 42. Chapter 15. In situ retorting - p. 849 43. Chapter 16. Refining shale oil - p. 873 44. III. Other aspects - p. 912 45. Chapter 17. Instability and incompatibility of tight oil and shale oil - p. 915 46. Chapter 18. Environmental aspects - p. 943 47. Index - p. 1003
