Unconventional gas - A review of regional and global resource estimates

Energy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 571-584

  McGlade, Christophe ^a   Speirs, Jamie ^b   Sorrell, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal bed methane; Current estimates; Shale gas; Tight gas; Unconventional gas

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; ENERGY RESOURCES; ESTIMATION; GASES; METHANE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE;

COAL BED METHANE; CURRENT ESTIMATES; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COALBED METHANE; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS INDUSTRY; NATURAL GAS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SHALE;

EID: 84878662310     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.048     Document Type: Article

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