Unconventional petroleum geology /

Advances in hydrocarbon technology and petroleum development systems have recently made the exploration of unconventional hydrocarbons, such as shale gas, tight sandstone oil and gas, heavy oil, tar sand, and coalbed methane, the hottest trend in the petroleum industry. However, conventional explora...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zou, Caineng, 1963-
Corporate Author:	Knovel (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Burlington, Mass. : Elsevier, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Petroleum > Geology. Petroleum as fuel. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
Section 1 History of Petroleum Geology
Section 2 Current Situation and Trend of Global Petroleum Exploration
Section 3 Differences between Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Accumulations
Section 4 Position and Significance of Unconventional Petroleum Geology
2.Unconventional Continuous Petroleum Accumulation
Section 1 Concept and Types of Unconventional Continuous Petroleum Accumulations
Section 2 Genesis and Characteristics of Unconventional Continuous Petroleum Accumulations
Section 3 Nanometer-Scaled Pore-Throat System
Section 4 Resource Assessment Methods of Unconventional Petroleum Deposits
Section 5 Key Technologies of Unconventional Petroleum Exploration and Development
3.Tight-Sandstone Oil and Gas
Section 1 Definition of Tight-Sandstone Oil and Gas
Section 2 Origin of Tight-Sandstone reservoirs
Section 3 Generation and Distribution of Tight-Sandstone Oil and Gas
Section 4 Exploration Potential of Tight-Sandstone Oil and Gas
Section 5 Typical Cases
4.Coalbed Methane
Section 1 Generation of Coalbed Methane
Section 2 Geologic Features of the Coal Reservoir
Section 3 Occurrence State of Coalbed Methane and Production Mechanisms
Section 4 Forming and Distributing Coalbed Methane
Section 5 Evaluation and Selection of Coalbed Methane Resources
Section 6 Case Study
5.Shale Gas
Section 1 Connotation of Shale Gas
Section 2 Characteristics of Shale Reservoir
Section 3 Generation and Distribution of Shale Gas
Section 4 Key Techniques for Shale Gas Development
Section 5 Shale Gas Exploration Potential
Section 6 Typical Cases
6.Carbonate Fracture-Cavity Reservoir
Section 1 Origins and Identification of Carbonate Fracture-Cavity Reservoir
Section 2 The Fracture-Cavity System and Units of Carbonate Reservoir
Section 3 Migration Mechanism and Enrichment Factors of Hydrocarbon Accumulations in Carbonate Fracture-Cavity Reservoirs
Section 4 Exploration and Development Technologies for Carbonate Fracture-Cavity Oil and Gas Accumulations
Section 5 Exploration Potential and Direction of Carbonate Fracture-Cavity Hydrocarbon Resources
Section 6 Case Study
7.Volcanic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Accumulations
Section 1 Volcanic Rock Classification and Tectonic Environment
Section 2 Genetic Mechanism of Volcanic Reservoirs
Section 3 Oil and Gas Accumulation and Distribution in Volcanic Reservoirs
Section 4 Evaluation and Prediction of Volcanic Oil and Gas Accumulations
Section 5 Oil and Gas Resource Potential and Future Exploration in Volcanic Rocks
Section 6 Case Studies
8.Oil and Gas in Metamorphic Reservoirs
Section 1 Metamorphic Rock Type and Tectonic Setting
Section 2 Origin of Metamorphic Reservoir Rocks
Section 3 Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Enrichment Rules of Metamorphic Reservoir
Section 4 Prediction Methods of Metamorphic Fractured Reservoirs
Section 5 Case Study
9.Heavy Oil and Bitumen
Section 1 Physical and Chemical Properties and Characteristics of Heavy Oil and Bitumen
Section 2 Types and Distributions of Heavy Oil and Bitumen
Section 3 Generation and Evolution of Heavy Oil and Bitumen
Section 4 Mechanisms of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Accumulation and Pool Formation
Section 5 Production Technologies of Heavy Oil and Bitumen
Section 6 Potential and Distribution of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Resources
Section 7 Case Study
10.Natural Gas Hydrate
Section 1 Concepts and Characteristics of Natural Gas Hydrate
Section 2 Natural Gas Hydrate Thermodynamic and Kinetic Models
Section 3 Formation and Occurrence of Natural Gas Hydrate
Section 4 Evaluation and Prediction for Natural Gas Hydrate and Its Energy Potential
11.Outlook on Unconventional Petroleum Resources
Section 1 Future Development of Unconventional Petroleum Resources
Section 2 Outlook on Techniques for Unconventional Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation.