Comparisons and contrasts of Shale Gas and Tight Gas developments, North American experience and trends

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 159-185

  Kennedy, Robert L ^a   Knecht, William N ^a   Georgi, Daniel T ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE; SHALE GAS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; FORMATION EVALUATION; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

TIGHT GAS;

EID: 84906544340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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