Link between endowments, economics and environment in conventional and unconventional gas reservoirs

Fuel

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-238

  Aguilera, Roberto ^c   Aguilera, Roberto F ^a   Ripple, Ronald D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracturing; Natural gas; Size distribution model; Supply Curves

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SHALE;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; SUPPLY CURVES; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

GASES;

EID: 84896467715     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.02.063     Document Type: Article

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