Shale – From Nanopore Structure Investigation to Petrophysics and Reservoir Simulation

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dc.contributor.advisorAguilera, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorWu, Peng
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-30T22:36:41Z
dc.date.embargolift2016-09-29T22:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-30
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractDespite the burst of shale gas and shale oil production during the last decade, we are still far from fully understanding shale reservoirs. A pervasive problem is the scarcity of data for complete evaluation of wells penetrating these types of reservoirs. This observation leads to the developments presented in this thesis. Contributions are as follows: 1) Comparison of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) for studying the internal structure of shale reservoirs. 2) Development of a new petrophysical dual porosity model for calculating the cementation exponent m and water saturation in shale petroleum reservoirs. 3) A sensitivity study using a commercial simulator for studying the effect of the basic petrophysical properties mentioned above and hydraulic fracture parameters. Results show that the importance of matrix porosity and hydraulic fracture length vary depending upon the matrix permeability in shale formations.en_US
dc.description.embargoterms2 yearsen_US
dc.identifier.citationWu, P. (2014). Shale – From Nanopore Structure Investigation to Petrophysics and Reservoir Simulation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27767en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27767
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1899
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationShaleen_US
dc.subject.classificationpetrophysicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationReservoiren_US
dc.subject.classificationnanoporeen_US
dc.subject.classificationSimulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationporosityen_US
dc.titleShale – From Nanopore Structure Investigation to Petrophysics and Reservoir Simulation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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