The objectives of the project is to collect stress profiles in three wells in the Marcellus gas system, interpret them employing a full suite of lag and core based petrophysical...

The objective of the project is to define types of fracture networks more prone of loosing fracture area, and to define critical parameters (including proppant concentration,...

The project objective was to investigate microbial agents and their ability to convert coal into methane under in-situ conditions. The types of microbes, conversion rates and...

The objective of the proposed research was to conduct a systematic experimental study of fracture conductivity in shale oil and gas formations. The study focused on the...

The objective of the project was to create an innovative user-friendly software prototype (called DomAnal) that can be used by operators to characterize flow properties of...

The objective of the project is to use rock physics in combination with new seismic data-acquisition technologies based on cableless boxes and accelerated-weight and vector...

The goals of project are to improve understanding of rock-fluid interactions in shale, to improve petrophysical characterization methods and propose standards for shale...

The overall objective of this work is to develop novel diagnostic tools for predicting, monitoring, and optimizing shale gas production. There are three primary objectives of...

The overall objective of the proposed study was to provide a set of web-based tools that will enable producers and other users to characterize, treat, beneficially use, and...

The objective of this project was to develop non-damaging fracture fluids (including proppants) for gas shale reservoirs that also minimize water use (and disposal) and...

Project objective was to develop new methods for creating extensive, conductive hydraulic fractures in unconventional tight gas reservoirs by synergistically combining the...

The primary objective of the proposal is to lower the cost of drilling and improve the effectiveness of fracture treatments in shale gas reservoirs. This is proposed to be...

The objective of this project was to investigate the osmotically driven membrane processes. They are processes that utilize osmosis as a driving force to extract water from...

Develop and implement an integrated methodology for building geomechanical models of tight gas systems (shale) that include knowledge of important characteristics of the native...

The objectives of the project was to develop novel approaches to using temperature data to diagnose stimulation treatments, to estimate fracture geometry, and to evaluate...

The overall objectives of this project are to determine if an integrated approach using magnetic ballast clarification (MBC), vortex-generating (FMX) and non-filtration (NF)...

The objective of the project is to improve the understanding of the flow behavior of natural gas and introduced fluids (water, surfactant solutions and polymers) in the...

The objective of this study is to enhance our understanding of the geochemistry of the natural system and its behavior when perturbed by hydraulic fracturing (HF). Presence of...

The objectives of this project are to develop techniques to mitigate risk to groundwater resources associated with shale gas development, to remediate failed annular seal to...

The objective of the project was to facilitate the adoption of new technologies to decrease the environmental impact and increase the efficiency of unconventional gas...