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This contributed volume presents a multi-perspective collection of the latest research findings on oil and gas exploration and imparts insight that can greatly assist in understanding field behavior, design of test programs, and design of field operations. With this book, engineers also gain a powerful guide to the most commonly used numerical simulation methods that aid in reservoir modelling. In addition, the contributors explore development of technologies that allow for cost effective oil and gas exploration while minimizing the impact on our water resources, surface and groundwater aquifers, geological stability of impacted areas, air quality, and infrastructure assets such as roads, pipelines, water, and wastewater networks. Easy to understand, the book identifies equipment and procedural problems inherent to oil and gas operations and provides systematic approaches for solving them.
List of contents
1 Understanding Asphaltene Aggregation and Precipitation through Theoretical and Computational Studies.- 2 Advancement in Numerical Simulations of Gas Hydrate Dissociation in Porous Media.- 3 Discrete element modeling of the role of in-situ stress on the interactions between hydraulic and natural fractures.- 4 Rock physics modeling in conventional reservoirs.- 5 Geomechanics and Elastic Anisotropy of Shale Formations.- 6 Nano-Scale Characterization of Organic-Rich Shale Via Indentation Methods.- 7 On the production analysis of a multi-fractured horizontal well.- 8 Interfacial Engineering for Oil and Gas Applications: Role of Modeling and Simulation.- 9 Petroleum Geomechanics: a Computational Perspective.- 10 Insights On the Rev of Source Shale From Nano- and Micromechanics.- 11 Experimental and numerical investigation of mechanical interactions of proppant and hydraulic fractures.- 12 Integrated Experimental and Computational Characterization of Shale at Multiple Length Scales.- 13 Recent Advances in Global Fracture Mechanics of Growth of Large Hydraulic Crack Systems in Gas or Oil Shale: A Review.- 14 Fundamentals of the hydro-mechanical behavior of multiphase granular materials .- 15 Beyond Hydrocarbon Extraction: Enhanced Geothermal Systems.- 16 Some Economic Issues in the Exploration for Oil and Gas.
Summary
This contributed volume presents a multi-perspective collection of the latest research findings on oil and gas exploration and imparts insight that can greatly assist in understanding field behavior, design of test programs, and design of field operations. With this book, engineers also gain a powerful guide to the most commonly used numerical simulation methods that aid in reservoir modelling. In addition, the contributors explore development of technologies that allow for cost effective oil and gas exploration while minimizing the impact on our water resources, surface and groundwater aquifers, geological stability of impacted areas, air quality, and infrastructure assets such as roads, pipelines, water, and wastewater networks. Easy to understand, the book identifies equipment and procedural problems inherent to oil and gas operations and provides systematic approaches for solving them.
