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Shale Gas
Exploration and Environmental and Economic Impacts
A guide to shale gas exploration for geoscientists, the oil and gas industry, and anyone with interest in unconventional oil and gas development
Anurodh Mohan Dayal (Edited by), Devleena Mani (Edited by)
9780128095737, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 26 January 2017
192 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.3 cm, 0.41 kg
Shale Gas: Exploration and Environmental and Economic Impacts explores the shale gas exploration and production activities that are increasing globally, also presenting a basic understanding on the geological, geochemical, and geophysical aspects. The book is a key reference that is useful for researchers, the oil and gas industry, and policymakers in gas producing and prospective countries. Users will find chapters on hydraulic fracturing and shale gas drilling, as well as the environmental and economic impacts of these activities. Further chapters include case studies on the shale gas revolution in the United States and other producing countries around the world.
1. Shale 2. Deposition and Diagenesis 3. Organic Matter in Gas Shales: Origin, Evolution, and Characterization 4. Basin Structure, Tectonics, and Stratigraphy 5. Exploration Technique 6. Hydraulic Fracturing 7. Case Studies 8. Environmental Concerns of Shale Gas Production 9. Economics of the Hydrocarbon Industry With a Volatile Market 10. Role of Nonconventional Shale Gas Energy in the Next Century
Subject Areas: Petroleum technology [THFP], Mining industry [KNAT]
