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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.
List of contents
Chapter One. Introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs
Chapter Two. Advanced Shale Reservoir Characterization
Chapter Three. Shale Initial Gas-in-Place Calculation
Chapter Four. Multiscale Fluid Flow and Transport in Organic-Rich Shale
Chapter Five. Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Systems
Chapter Six. Proppant Characteristics and Application Design
Chapter Seven. Unconventional Reservoir Development Footprints
Chapter Eight. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Selection and Design
Chapter Nine. Fracture Pressure Analysis and Perforation Design
Chapter Ten. Fracture Treatment Design
Chapter Eleven. Horizontal Well Multistage Completion Techniques
Chapter Twelve. Completions and Flowback Design Evaluation in Relation to Production
Chapter Thirteen. Rock Mechanical Properties and In Situ Stresses
Chapter Fourteen. Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
Chapter Fifteen. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation
Chapter Sixteen. Operations and Execution
Chapter Seventeen. Decline Curve Analysis
Chapter Eighteen. Economic Evaluation
