Course overview
This course will provide an overview of the key issues and methods relevant to the exploration, assessment and development of unconventional reservoirs. The course will focus on application of geomechanics in CSG, Tight gas and shale gas, reserve estimation and production forecasting of unconventional reservoirs including empirical production decline methods, analytical reservoir models, and linear double porosity type curves and fractured reservoir simulation, field development and economics of unconventionals.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the concept of geomechanics including mechanical earth modelling
- Explain the fundamental of hydraulic fracturing
- Explain the fundamentals of Coal seam gas reservoirs
- Analyse the production data of unconventional reservoirs to estimate the reserve.
- Analyse well test data to design hydraulic fracturing
- Design a hydraulic fracturing treatment using software
- Apply key safety and enviornmental features in hydraulic fracturing8Apply a critical-thinking and problem-solving approach towards unconventional resources and recovery