Numerical Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture Stage Placement in a Gas Shale Reservoir

The upstream oil and gas industry focuses increasingly on unconventional gas resources to maintain the level of its hydrocarbon reserves. To unlock the full potential of gas shale reservoirs, horizontal wells are drilled and active stimulation of the reservoirs, in the form of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, is performed. This new technique...

Evaluation of post-fracture production in tight gas reservoirs: The impact of unconventional reservoir behaviour on production and well test interpretation.

Worldwide rising gas demand is creating new opportunities for low-permeability gas reservoirs to be exploited with large hydraulic fracturing campaigns. These so-called tight gas reservoirs have been subject of much research over the past three decades, primarily because it is difficult to optimize recovery. In this thesis, post-fracture...