Sustainable Natural Gas Reservoir and Production Engineering, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the scientific fundamentals needed in the natural gas industry, including improving gas recovery, simulation processes for fracturing methods, and methods for optimizing production strategies. Advanced research covered includes machine learning applications, gas fracturing mechanics aimed at reducing environmental impact, and enhanced oil recovery technologies aimed at capturing carbon dioxide. Supported by corporate and academic contributors along with two well-distinguished editors, this book provides today’s natural gas engineers the fundamentals and advances in a convenient resource
1. Sustainable Natural Gas Reservoir and Production Engineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page v 7. Preface - p. Page v 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 9. List of Tables - p. Page x 10. Chapter One : Gas properties, fundamental equations of state and phase relationships - p. Page x 11. Chapter Two : Natural gas demand prediction: Methods, time horizons, geographical scopes, sustainability issues, and scenarios - p. Page 24 12. Chapter Three : Machine learning to improve natural gas reservoir simulations - p. Page 42 13. Chapter Four : In situ stress and mechanical properties of unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 78 14. Chapter Five : Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional reservoirs aided by simulation technologies - p. Page 102 15. Chapter Six : Experimental methods in fracturing mechanics focused on minimizing their environmental footprint - p. Page 138 16. Chapter Seven : Production decline curve analysis and reserves forecasting for conventional and unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 179 17. Chapter Eight : Well test analysis for characterizing unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 213 18. Chapter Nine : Carbon-nanotube-polymer nanocomposites enable wellbore cements to better inhibit gas migration and enhance sustainability of natural gas reservoirs - p. Page 239 19. Chapter Ten : Sustainability in natural gas reservoir drilling: A review on environmentally and economically friendly fluids and optimal waste management - p. Page 266 20. Chapter Eleven : Enhanced gas recovery technologies aimed at exploiting captured carbon dioxide - p. Page 298 21. Chapter Twelve : Sustainability challenges for the upstream sectors of the natural gas industry - p. Page 342 22. Index - p. Page 373
Sustainable Natural Gas Reservoir and Production Engineering, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the scientific fundamentals needed in the natural gas industry, including improving gas recovery, simulation processes for fracturing methods, and methods for optimizing production strategies. Advanced research covered includes machine learning applications, gas fracturing mechanics aimed at reducing environmental impact, and enhanced oil recovery technologies aimed at capturing carbon dioxide. Supported by corporate and academic contributors along with two well-distinguished editors, this book provides today’s natural gas engineers the fundamentals and advances in a convenient resource
1. Sustainable Natural Gas Reservoir and Production Engineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page v 7. Preface - p. Page v 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 9. List of Tables - p. Page x 10. Chapter One : Gas properties, fundamental equations of state and phase relationships - p. Page x 11. Chapter Two : Natural gas demand prediction: Methods, time horizons, geographical scopes, sustainability issues, and scenarios - p. Page 24 12. Chapter Three : Machine learning to improve natural gas reservoir simulations - p. Page 42 13. Chapter Four : In situ stress and mechanical properties of unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 78 14. Chapter Five : Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional reservoirs aided by simulation technologies - p. Page 102 15. Chapter Six : Experimental methods in fracturing mechanics focused on minimizing their environmental footprint - p. Page 138 16. Chapter Seven : Production decline curve analysis and reserves forecasting for conventional and unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 179 17. Chapter Eight : Well test analysis for characterizing unconventional gas reservoirs - p. Page 213 18. Chapter Nine : Carbon-nanotube-polymer nanocomposites enable wellbore cements to better inhibit gas migration and enhance sustainability of natural gas reservoirs - p. Page 239 19. Chapter Ten : Sustainability in natural gas reservoir drilling: A review on environmentally and economically friendly fluids and optimal waste management - p. Page 266 20. Chapter Eleven : Enhanced gas recovery technologies aimed at exploiting captured carbon dioxide - p. Page 298 21. Chapter Twelve : Sustainability challenges for the upstream sectors of the natural gas industry - p. Page 342 22. Index - p. Page 373
