Shale Oil and Gas Handbook : Theory, Technologies, and Challenges

Shale Oil and Gas Handbook: Theory, Technologies, and Challenges provides users with information on how shale oil and gas exploration has revolutionized today’s energy industry. As activity has boomed and job growth continues to increase, training in this area for new and experienced engineers is essential.

This book provides comprehensive information on both the engineering design and research aspects of this emerging industry. Covering the full spectrum of basic definitions, characteristics, drilling techniques, and processing and extraction technologies, the book is a great starting point to educate oil and gas personnel on today’s shale industry.

• Reveals all the basic information needed to quickly understand today’s shale oil and gas industry, including advantages and disadvantages, equipment and costs, flow diagrams, and processing stages
• Evenly distributes coverage between oil and gas into two parts, as well as upstream and downstream content
• Provides a practical handbook with real-world case studies and problem examples, including formulas and calculations

Preface

Part I : Shale Gas
Chapter 1 : Shale Gas-Introduction, Basics, and Definitions
Chapter 2 : Characteristics of Shale Gas
Chapter 3 : Exploration and Drilling in Gas and Shale Oil
Chapter 4 : Shale Gas Production : Techniques and Governing Equations
Chapter 5 : Shale Gas Processing

Part II : Shale Oil
Chapter 6 : Shale Oil : Fundamentals, Definitions, and Applications
Chapter 7 : Properties of Shale Oil
Chapter 8 : EOR Methods in Shale Oil Reservoirs
Chapter 9 : Shale Oil Processing and Extraction Technologies
Chapter 10 : Shale Oil and Gas : Current Status, Future, and Challenges

Index