Methods of estimating shale gas resources - Comparison, evaluation and implications

Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-125

  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

Resource estimate methodologies; Resource uncertainty; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; RECOVERY; SHALE;

MARCELLUS SHALES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESOURCE ESTIMATE METHODOLOGIES; RESOURCE UNCERTAINTY; RIGOROUS APPROACH; SHALE GAS; UNDEVELOPED AREAS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883307932     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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