Exploring and Developing Unconventional Gas Resources

The production of natural gas from unconventional reservoirs is increasing dramatically and in North America it now exceeds the gas rate from conventional reservoirs. Several key elements of unconventional gas development are not adequately addressed in geology or engineering courses and so there is an increasing demand for information on how to determine the gas volume and potential gas... [read more]

The production of natural gas from unconventional reservoirs is increasing dramatically and in North America it now exceeds the gas rate from conventional reservoirs. Several key elements of unconventional gas development are not adequately addressed in geology or engineering courses and so there is an increasing demand for information on how to determine the gas volume and potential gas deliverability of the numerous unconventional targets around the globe. Despite the differences between unconventional and conventional reservoirs, the basic laws of physics still apply to understanding and forecasting well performance.

Developers of unconventional gas are also finding methods to dramatically improve well costs and operations. These lessons are being passed from one basin to the next so that the newest development activities are showing the most rapid improvements.

Countries are companies are currently struggling to assess the risks and rewards of developing the huge unconventional gas resource around the world, especially the Shale Gas resource, and such assessments require a sound understanding of the technical fundamentals presented in this course.

The primary objective for this four day course is to: outline the key elements of unconventional gas development, share the lessons learned from the ongoing development efforts and discuss the special challenges and potential solutions for initiating development in new areas and additional countries. The majority of the course material will be focused on Shale Gas, Coal Gas (CBM) and Shale Oil because these are the reservoirs currently receiving the most attention.

The main course topics include: fundamental geologic considerations of the four types of unconventional gas reservoirs, core analysis, resource assessment, horizontal drilling, core analysis, log analysis, completions, well testing, stimulation, production operations, hydraulic fracture treatments, production forecasting, basic economic analysis and computer simulation. This information will provide the foundation for technical assessments of potential prospects and for the appropriate design and evaluation of exploration and development activities. In addition, the results of several case studies are presented to illustrate how and why successful development and evaluation techniques evolved over time.

Registration Enquiries: eugene@neo-edge.com

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