unconventional resources

Shell has reaffirmed its commitment to the shale business and views it as a growth opportunity moving into the 2020s

Wireline continuous coring (WCC) has been adapted from the mining industry for unconventional resources. This paper is aimed at identifying and addressing complications experienced in the use of WCC.

The list of the biggest gas plays in the US is being revised as the US Geological Survey creates new estimates based on additional drilling results and available rock samples. New at Number 2 is the Mancos Shale on the Western Slope of the Rockies with 66 Tcf in recoverable reserves.

With the current changes in the industry, are we seeing the demise of unconventional developments? No, clearly not. The unconventional industry is adapting to deliver the energy demands of the future despite the low oil price.

This paper describes how seismic reservoir integration, advanced production analysis, and accurate nanoscale and 3D full-field simulations may address profitability issues and help oil companies to be more efficient in developing unconventional portfolios.

This paper presents results from the analysis of the effect of in-fill drilling on parent-well performance, and describes a simplistic approach to understanding the effect of the quest for operational efficiencies and economic cycles on development strategies.

In this study, detailed petrophysical and geological field models focusing on the middle and lower members of the Bakken Formation were developed.

Saudi Aramco's Manifa field demonstrates that our industry can operate in harmony with the environment. Industry needs to minimize the impact of drilling and producing unconventional resources.

The low recovery rates observed in most shale reservoirs has prompted a number of research projects to develop new enhanced oil recovery methods.

Challenging environments such as unstable clay formations represent high operational risk when running tubulars after drilling is completed.