Figure 1 shows the United Stated Tight Oil Production in percentages. We can see here which are the main Tight Oil producers in U.S.: Spraberry, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Wolfcamp, Bonespring and Niobrara-Codell are the six biggest tight oil players in the United State controlling 89% of the total tight oil
Author: Emanuel Martin
Emanuel Martin is a Petroleum Engineer graduate from the Faculty of Engineering and a musician educate in the Arts Faculty at National University of Cuyo. In an independent way he’s researching about shale gas & tight oil and building this website to spread the scientist knowledge of the shale industry.
Tight oil market dynamics: Benchmarks, breakeven points,and inelasticities
Abstract When comparing oil and gas projects - their relative attractiveness, robustness, and contribution to markets - various dollar per barrel benchmarks are quoted in the literature and in public debates. Among these benchmarks are a variety of breakeven points (also called breakeven costs or breakeven prices), widely used to predict
The effect of interbedding on shale reservoir properties Kimmeridge Clay Formation
Abstract North Sea oil is overwhelmingly generated in shales of the Upper Jurassic – basal Cretaceous Kimmeridge Clay Formation. Once generated, the oil is expelled and ultimately migrates to accumulate in sandstone or carbonate reservoirs. The source rock shales, however, still contain the portion of the oil that was not expelled.
U.S. dry shale gas production 2018
Figure 1 shows the United Stated Dry Shale Gas Production in percentages. We can see here which are the main shale gas producers in U.S: Marcellus, Permian, Utica, Haynesville and Eagle Ford are the biggest shale gas players in USA controlling 74,3% of the total shale gas production with Marcellus
Groundwater baseline water quality in a shale gas exploration site and fracturing fluid-shale rock interaction
At present, the baseline water quality must be firstly obtained to identify potential pollution of the activity and monitoring indicators should be studied for better environmental monitoring. We sampled shallow groundwater, produced waters, shale rock and soil in the Jiaoshiba shale-gas region, SW China and measurements have included water chemistry
Pore evolution in hydrocarbon-generation simulation of organic matter-rich muddy shale
However, in the high mature-overmature stage, shale porosity decreased with further increase of temperature and pressure. In contrast to micropores, micro-scale capillary pores and megapores in shale constantly decreased as rise of simulation temperature or pressure, indicating that deep-burial reservoirs was not favorable for free-gas storage; but significant increase of
Displaying Well Control Incident Data in Petrel; a Workflow for Promoting Rig Safety Across Disciplines
Microstructural imaging and characterization of oil shale before and after pyrolysis
Abstract The microstructural evaluation of oil shale is challenging which demands the use of several complementary methods. In particular, an improved insight into the pore network structure and connectivity before, during, and after oil shale pyrolysis is critical to understanding hydrocarbon flow behavior and enhancing recovery. In this experimental study, bulk
Mechanism of multi-stage sand filling stimulation in horizontal shale gas well development
With consideration to the limitations in the implementation of the mechanical staging technique with bridge plug for shale gas development in the Sichuan–Chongqing area, the technique of multi-stage sand filling stimulation in horizontal wells was proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. By filling sands in fractures, it is possible to
Microstructures of Early Jurassic (Toarcian) shales of Northern Europe
Abstract The Toarcian (Early Jurassic) Posidonia Shale Formation is a possible unconventional gas source in Northern Europe and occurs within the ClevelandBasin (United Kingdom), the Anglo-Paris Basin (France), the Lower Saxony Basinand the Southwest Germany Basin (Germany), and the Roer Valley Graben, the West Netherlands Basin, Broad Fourteens Basin, the Central
Strengthening shale wellbore with silica nanoparticles drilling fluid
Higher concentration of nanoparticles can induce better plugging effect. However, for the OBDFs, nanoparticles did not show these positive effects like the nano WBDFs, even leaded to some negative effects such as higher filtration and larger Young's-modulus reduction. The main reasons are that the silica nanoparticles can easily disperse in
Deformation mechanism of horizontal shale gas well production casing and its engineering solution: A case study on the Huangjinba Block of the Zhaotong National Shale Gas Demonstration Zone
It is shown that severe casing deformation tends to occur where structural fractures are developed. Besides, casing deformation is mainly in the form of “S”-shape bending vertically. The severely deformed casing is also characterized by obviously transverse shear deformation caused by the high-angle sliding compression of rocks. Therefore, some suggestions
Current research into the use of supercritical CO2 technology in shale gas exploitation
![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.jpg)
The research findings indicate that ScCO2 fluid replacement can be used to increase gas production and seal up greenhouse gases as an effective, clean and safe method of shale gas exploitation. It is particularly effective for promoting the desorption of CH4 in shale reservoirs that have developed fine neck-wide body
Shale development in the US and Canada: A review of engagement practice
Abstract Public and stakeholder engagement with shale development is difficult, but essential. We review 26 engagement processes carried out by US and Canadian companies, alliances, government agencies, academics and activists; systematically exploring who participates, the stage at which engagements take place, aims and methods, provision for multiway engagement, and issues of
Data on shale-water based drilling fluid interaction for drilling operation
The dispersion test was conducted, and it involves exposing a weighted quantity of sized shale to the formulated mud in roller-oven. This test is used to design fluids and screen the effectiveness of inhibitor additives to maintain the integrity of the cuttings and minimize the interaction of fluids with the