Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs

List of Figures

Figure 1.1	Gas chromatograph.	3
Figure 1.2	Gas resources pyramid.	7
Figure 1.3	Typical shale and coal comparison.	10
Figure 1.4	Gamma ray log.	12
Figure 2.1	Schematic of typical Langmuir isotherm.	17
Figure 2.2	Different adsorption isotherm types.	18
Figure 2.3	Different hysteresis types.	19
Figure 2.4	Darcy’s law illustration.	24
Figure 2.5	Core plug pulse-decay permeameter.	24
Figure 2.6	Automated high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) pulse-decay permeameter.	25
Figure 2.7	Double-cell Boyle’s law porosimeter.	26
Figure 3.1	Shale matrix bulk volume.	30
Figure 3.2	Impact of Langmuir volume on the total gas recovery from horizontal shale gas.	36
Figure 4.1	Schematic of multicontinuum modeling approach.	39
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