Global unconventional gas - It is there, but is it profitable?

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 42-49

  Holditch, Stephen A ^a   Madani, Husam AdDeen ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COAL DEPOSITS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESOURCE VALUATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS;

ECONOMIC FLOW RATE; LOCAL MARKETS; LOW PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS RESERVOIR; SERVICE COMPANIES; TIGHT SANDS; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650868470     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/1210-0042-jpt     Document Type: Article

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