China shale gas and shale oil resource evaluation and technical challenges

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2013: Maximising the Mature, Elevating the Young

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 615-628

  Stevens, Scott H ^a   Moodhe, Keith D ^a   Kuuskraa, Velio A ^a  

^a Advanced Resources International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; GASES; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SHALE GAS;

CHINESE LANGUAGE; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIC-RICH SOURCE ROCK; RECOVERABLE RESOURCE; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TECTONIC STRESS;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

EID: 84897498422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/165832-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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