The hydrocarbon resources of shale gas and tight oil have made a significant impact on
North American energy reserves over the past decade. The production of so-called …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …

Hydraulic fracturing for gas production is now ubiquitous in shale plays, but relatively little is
known about shale-hydraulic fracturing fluid (HFF) reactions within the reservoir. To …

Earthquakes induced by subsurface fluid injection pose a significant issue across a range of
industries. Debate continues as to the most effective methods to mitigate the resulting …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs is critical to the United States
energy portfolio; however, hydrocarbon production from newly fractured wells generally …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional shale reservoirs increases the fracture network
surface area to access hydrocarbons from the low permeability rock matrix. Porosity and …

Barite scaling during the low-flow, shut-in period in hydraulic fracturing operations during
shale gas production has been intensively studied, but scaling during the stimulation …

The potential for shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing to cause subsurface water
contamination has prompted a number of modeling studies to assess the risk. A significant …

The recent increase in unconventional oil and gas exploration and production has prompted
a large amount of research on hydraulic fracturing, but the majority of chemical reactions …

Mineral precipitation within hydraulically fractured shale may affect fluid flow pathways and
impact long-term hydrocarbon production. The ability to predict geochemical reactions …