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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583054903321

Titolo

Shale gas : exploration and environmental and economic impacts / / edited by Anurodh Mohan Dayal, Devleena Mani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-12-809535-0

0-12-809573-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Disciplina

622.3385

Soggetti

Shale gas - Environmental aspects

Shale gas - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Shale / A.M. Dayal -- Deposition and diagenesis / A.M. Dayal -- Organic matter in gas shales : origin, evolution, and characterization / D. Mani, M.S. Kalpana, D.J. Patil, A.M. Dayal -- Basin structure, tectonics, and stratigraphy / A.M. Dayal -- Exploration technique. Shallow seismic / A.M. Dayal ; Geochemical exploration / A.M. Dayal ; Petrophysics / A.M. Dayal ; Shale mineralogy / A.K. Varma -- Hydraulic fracturing / A.M. Dayal -- Case studies. Producing countries ; Prospective countries -- Environmental concerns of shale gas production / A.M. Dayal -- Economics of the hydrocarbon industry with a volatile market / A.M. Dayal -- Role of nonconventional shale gas energy in the next century / A.M. Dayal.

Sommario/riassunto

"Shale Gas: Exploration and Economic and Environmental Impacts is a guide to shale gas exploration for geoscientists, the oil and gas industry, and others with a vested interest in unconventional oil and gas development. Provides wide-ranging coverage of both the environmental and economic impacts of shale gas exploration; Includes case studies that describe the prolific and potential shale gas systems from both producing and prospective countries; Appeals to both those in academia and those in the unconventional gas exploration industry"--Back cover.