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Handbook of hydraulic fracturing / James G. Speight.

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Presents an up-to-date description of current and new hydraulic fracturing processes -Details Emerging Technologies such as Fracture Treatment Design, Open Hole Fracturing, Screenless Completions, Sand Control, Fracturing Completions and Productivity -Covers Environmental Impact issues including Geo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Main Author: Speight, James G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2016]
Subjects:
Hydraulic fracturing.
Gas wells > Hydraulic fracturing.
Oil wells > Hydraulic fracturing.
Hydraulic fracturing > Environmental aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Definitions
  • 1.1.Introduction
  • 1.2.Definitions
  • 1.2.1.Petroleum
  • 1.2.2.Oil and Gas from Tight Formations
  • 1.2.3.Opportunity Crudes
  • 1.2.4.High-Acid Crude Oil
  • 1.2.5.Foamy Oil
  • 1.2.6.Heavy Oil
  • 1.2.7.Extra Heavy Oil
  • 1.2.8.Tar Sand Bitumen
  • 1.2.9.Natural Gas
  • 1.2.10.Shale Gas
  • 1.2.11.Coalbed Methane (CBM)
  • 1.2.12.Other Sources of Gas
  • 1.3.Unconventional Oil
  • References
  • 2.Reservoirs and Reservoir Fluids
  • 2.1.Introduction
  • 2.2.Sedimentary Rocks
  • 2.2.1.Types
  • 2.2.2.Characteristics
  • 2.3.Reservoir Evaluation
  • 2.3.1.Structural Types
  • 2.3.2.Heterogeneity
  • 2.3.3.Porosity and Permeability
  • 2.4.Tight Formations
  • 2.5.Evaluation of Reservoir Fluids
  • 2.5.1.Sampling Methods
  • 2.5.2.Data Acquisition and QA/QC
  • References
  • 3.Oil and Gas Production
  • 3.1.Introduction
  • 3.2.Well Completion and Production
  • 3.2.1.Well Completion
  • 3.2.2.Production Methods
  • 3.2.3.Fracturing Methods
  • 3.3.Bitumen Recovery From Tar Sand Deposits
  • 3.3.1.Mining Methods
  • 3.3.2.Nonmining Methods
  • 3.4.Sand Control
  • 3.4.1.Methods
  • 3.4.2.Guidelines for Process Selection
  • References
  • 4.Analysis and Properties of Fluids
  • 4.1.Introduction
  • 4.2.Crude Oil
  • 4.2.1.Sampling
  • 4.2.2.Physical Properties
  • 4.2.3.Thermal Properties
  • 4.2.4.Fractionation
  • 4.2.5.Molecular Weight
  • 4.3.Natural Gas
  • 4.3.1.Sampling
  • 4.3.2.Test Methods
  • References
  • 5.Hydraulic Fracturing
  • 5.1.Introduction
  • 5.2.Formation Evaluation
  • 5.2.1.Geologic Evaluation
  • 5.2.2.Geotechnical Evaluation
  • 5.2.3.Formation Integrity
  • 5.2.4.Permeability
  • 5.2.5.Porosity
  • 5.2.6.Saturation
  • 5.2.7.Capillary Pressure
  • 5.2.8.Logging Analysis
  • 5.2.9.Mechanical Properties
  • 5.3.The Fracturing Process
  • 5.3.1.Equipment
  • 5.3.2.Fracture Patterns
  • 5.3.3.Well Development
  • 5.3.4.Pneumatic Fracturing
  • 5.4.Fractures
  • 5.4.1.Fracture Geometry
  • 5.4.2.Fracture Optimization
  • 5.5.Fracture Monitoring
  • 5.5.1.Monitoring
  • 5.5.2.Aids in Production
  • References
  • 6.Fracturing Fluids
  • 6.1.Introduction
  • 6.2.Properties
  • 6.3.Types of Fluids
  • 6.3.1.Water-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.2.Foam-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.3.Oil-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.4.Acid-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.5.Alcohol-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.6.Emulsion-Based Fluids
  • 6.3.7.Cryogenic Fluids
  • 6.4.Additives
  • 6.4.1.Fluid-Loss Additives
  • 6.4.2.Clay Stabilizers
  • 6.4.3.Gel Breakers
  • 6.4.4.Bactericides/Biocides
  • 6.4.5.pH Control
  • 6.4.6.Friction Reducers
  • 6.4.7.Acid Corrosion Inhibitors
  • 6.4.8.Viscosity Stabilizers
  • 6.5.Acidizing
  • 6.5.1.Formation Type
  • 6.5.2.Formation Permeability
  • 6.5.3.Operational Considerations
  • 6.5.4.Environmental Management
  • References
  • 7.Proppants
  • 7.1.Introduction
  • 7.2.Types
  • 7.2.1.Silica Sand
  • 7.2.2.Resin-Coated Proppant
  • 7.2.3.Manufactured Ceramic Materials
  • 7.2.4.Other Types
  • 7.3.Properties
  • 7.3.1.Downhole Scaling
  • 7.3.2.Embedment
  • 7.3.3.Flowback
  • 7.3.4.Fracture Conductivity
  • 7.3.5.Pack Rearrangement
  • 7.3.6.Permeability
  • 7.3.7.Production and Migration of Fines
  • 7.3.8.Shape, Size, and Concentration
  • 7.3.9.Stress
  • 7.4.Proppant Selection and Transport
  • 7.4.1.Selection
  • 7.4.2.Transport
  • References
  • 8.Environmental Impact
  • 8.1.Introduction
  • 8.2.Geological Disturbance
  • 8.3.Chemicals Used in Fracturing
  • 8.4.Environmental Effects
  • 8.4.1.Air
  • 8.4.2.Water
  • 8.4.3.Surface Effects
  • 8.4.4.Health Effects
  • 8.4.5.Seismic Effects
  • 8.5.The Future
  • 8.5.1.The Process
  • 8.5.2.The Environment
  • References.

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