Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs
Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis

Updates readers on all critical facets of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional activity, including machine learning applications and economic analysis

Hoss Belyadi (Author), Ebrahim Fathi (Author), Fatemeh Belyadi (Author)

9780128176658, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 18 June 2019

632 pages, Approx. 250 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.9 cm, 1 kg

Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis, Second Edition, presents the latest operations and applications in all facets of fracturing. Enhanced to include today’s newest technologies, such as machine learning and the monitoring of field performance using pressure and rate transient analysis, this reference gives engineers the full spectrum of information needed to run unconventional field developments. Covering key aspects, including fracture clean-up, expanded material on refracturing, and a discussion on economic analysis in unconventional reservoirs, this book keeps today's petroleum engineers updated on the critical aspects of unconventional activity.

1. Introduction to Unconventional Reservoirs 2. Advanced Shale Reservoir Characterization 3. Shale Initial Gas-in-Place Calculation 4. Multiscale Fluid Flow and Transport in Organic-Rich Shale 5. Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Systems 6. Proppant Characteristics and Application Design 7. Unconventional Reservoir Development Footprints 8. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Selection and Design 9. Fracture Pressure Analysis and Perforation Design 10. Fracture Treatment Design 11. Horizontal Well Multistage Completion Techniques 12. Completions and Flowback Design Evaluation in Relation to Production 13. Rock Mechanical Properties and In Situ Stresses 14. Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test 15. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation 16. Operations and Execution 17. Decline Curve Analysis 18. Economic Evaluation 19. The Role of Federal Reserve 20. NGL and Condensate Handling, Calculations, and Breakeven Analysis 21. Well Spacing and Completions Design Optimization 22. Stacked Pay Development 23. Production Analysis and Wellhead Design 24. Application of Machine Learning in Hydraulic Fracture Optimization 25. Numerical Simulation of Real Field Marcellus Shale Reservoir Development and Stimulation

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Petroleum technology [THFP], Gas technology [THFG], Fossil fuel technologies [THF]