![Figure 1. Schematic of physical models for hydraulically fractured horizontal wells. (a) The typical five-region flow model proposed by Stalgorova and Mattar [10]. (b) The improved five-region flow model (new model). Fracture half-length: xf; width of the hydraulic fracture: wD; distance from the hydraulic fracture to stimulated reservoir volume (SRV): y1; no flow bound: x2,y2.](http://www.allaboutshale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Fig-1-An-Analytical-Flow-Model-for-Heterogeneous-Multi-Fractured-Systems-in-Shale-Gas-Reservoirs.jpg)
![Figure 1. Schematic of physical models for hydraulically fractured horizontal wells. (a) The typical five-region flow model proposed by Stalgorova and Mattar [10]. (b) The improved five-region flow model (new model). Fracture half-length: xf; width of the hydraulic fracture: wD; distance from the hydraulic fracture to stimulated reservoir volume (SRV): y1; no flow bound: x2,y2.](http://www.allaboutshale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Fig-1-An-Analytical-Flow-Model-for-Heterogeneous-Multi-Fractured-Systems-in-Shale-Gas-Reservoirs-326x235.jpg)
HOW TO EVALUATE A SHALE PLAY? Part B Emanuel Martin In the first part of “HOW TO EVALUATE A SHALE PLAY?" we've developed: Shale play features, Main properties
Shale Basic Knowledge
How to evaluate a shale play? Part A Emanuel Martin Introduction Shale formations constitute 60% of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust being only a small group
Flow Mechanics
![Figure 1. Schematic of physical models for hydraulically fractured horizontal wells. (a) The typical five-region flow model proposed by Stalgorova and Mattar [10]. (b) The improved five-region flow model (new model). Fracture half-length: xf; width of the hydraulic fracture: wD; distance from the hydraulic fracture to stimulated reservoir volume (SRV): y1; no flow bound: x2,y2.](http://www.allaboutshale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Fig-1-An-Analytical-Flow-Model-for-Heterogeneous-Multi-Fractured-Systems-in-Shale-Gas-Reservoirs-554x305.jpg)
An Analytical Flow Model for Heterogeneous Multi-Fractured Systems in Shale Gas Reservoirs Tang et al. [4] established a three-dimensional numerical model based on the construction of
![Figure 2. Shale samples. (a) Outcrop of natural fractures in Woodford Shale, Oklahoma, USA [3]; (b) High-resolution images of Montery shale, California, USA [4].](http://www.allaboutshale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Fig-2-Methods-of-Decline-Curve-Analysis-for-Shale-Gas-Reservoirs-177x118.jpg)
Hydrulic Fracture
An Analytical Flow Model for Heterogeneous Multi-Fractured Systems in Shale Gas Reservoirs Tang et al. [4] established a three-dimensional numerical model based on the construction of
An Analytical Model for Capturing the Decline of Fracture Conductivity in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend from Production Data Production data analyses with the model revealed
![Fig. 3. Surface comparison of shale before and after ScCO2 fluid treatment (10 MPa, 50 °C) [53].](http://www.allaboutshale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Fig-3-Current-research-into-the-use-of-supercritical-CO2-technology-in-shale-gas-554x305.jpg)
