1. Shale Gas Reservoir Characteristics and Microscopic Flow Mechanisms 2. Source Function Derivation for Gas Reservoirs under Different Flow Mechanisms 3. Fractured Vertical Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs without SRV 4. Multi-stage Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Reservoirs without SRV 5. Fractured Vertical Wells in Circular Gas Reservoirs with Circular SRV 6. Multi-stage Fractured Horizontal Wells in Circular Reservoirs with SRV 7. Fractured Wells in Rectangular Gas Reservoirs with SRV 8. Numerical Simulation of MFHWs in Shale Gas Reservoirs Based on CVFEM 9. Case Studies
Appendix A. Solution Derivation in Shale Gas Reservoirs under Different Transport Mechanisms B. Solution Derivation for a Continuous Line Source in a Composite Model
Lie-hui Zhang is a Professor of the College of Petroleum Engineering and the Vice-president at Southwest Petroleum University (SPWU). He has published over 260 articles, has authored or co-edited eight books, and serves on numerous editorial boards. He is the 2012 recipient of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists, awarded by the NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) and 2014 recipient of the Cheung Kong Scholars' distinguished professor, awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Well Production Performance Analysis for Shale Gas Reservoirs, Volume 66 presents tactics and discussions that are urgently needed by the petroleum community regarding unconventional oil and gas resources development and production. The book breaks down the mechanics of shale gas reservoirs and the use of mathematical models to analyze their performance.