Shale and Tight Gas Fundamentals 2014 is a course that covers topics such as:
- Why shale and tight rock had been overlooked for so long
- Concepts, terminology, oil and gas composition and processing
- Reservoir characteristics and geologic definitions of shale and tight
- Key US developments that have allowed unconventional to exceed conventional
- Conventional and unconventional reservoirs
- The impacts of unconventionals on global markets and activity
- Critical issues for evaluating development potential in new areas
- Lessons from Australia CSG that apply to shale development
- Well design options and issues
- Equipment and services required for shale and tight rock reservoirs
- Methods and tests to calculate oil and gas volumes and forecast production rates
- Commercial evaluation stages
- Hydraulic fracturing, its design features and environmental issues
Shale and Tight Gas Fundamentals 2014 is intended for:
- Investors and industry analysts
- Oil and gas industry participants
- Regulators
- Service and equipment providers
- Support staff (accountants, IT, human resources, administrative, procurement, legal and land representatives, etc.)