March 2015—New Publications
Shale
Barbee, Darren. Clayton Williams Halts Eagle Ford, Permian Rigs To Live Another Day. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Bates, Marshall. Springer: New Shale In Town. Oil and Gas Investor. March 2015.
Cai, L.; Ding, D.; Wang, C.; Wu, Y. Accurate And Efficient Simulation Of Fracture-Matrix Interaction In Shale Gas Reservoirs. Transport In Porous Media. March 1, 2015;107(2):305-320.
Chen Z.; Shuai, Y.; Osadetz, K. Hamblin, T.; Grasby, S. Comparison Of Biogenic Gas Fields In The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin And Qaidam Basin: Implications For Essential Geological Controls On Large Microbial Gas Accumulations. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, March 2015, v. 63, p. 33-52.
Darbonne, Nissa. Coiled-Tubing Fracks Pumping Interest In New Completion Design. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Darbonne, Nissa. Bakken, Not Beaten. Oil and Gas Investor. March 2015.
Dong, T.; Harris, N.; Ayranci, K.; Twemlow, C.; Nassichuk, B. Porosity Characteristics Of The Devonian Horn River Shale, Canada; Insights From Lithofacies Classification And Shale Composition. International Journal Of Coal Geology. March 1, 2015;141-142:74-90.
Hayek, M. Exact Solutions For One-Dimensional Transient Gas Flow In Porous Media With Gravity And Klinkenberg Effects. Transport In Porous Media. March 1, 2015;107(2):403-417.
Kars, Myriam. Aubourg, Charles; Suárez-Ruiz, Isabel. Neoformed Magnetic Minerals As An Indicator Of Moderate Burial: The Key Example Of Middle Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks, West Virginia. AAPG Bulletin, March 2015, v. 99, p. 389-401.
Kumar, Aniket; Robell, Samule; Granger, Scott. New Drill Pipe Reduces Body Wear During Shale Drilling. World Oil. March 2015.
Maranuk, Chris; Rodriguez, Ali; Trapasso, Joe; Watson, Josh. Improving Underbalanced Drilling Using Air In The Marcellus Shale. World Oil. March 2015.
Mason, Richard. Companies Reveal New Techniques, Formations In Eagle Ford. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Moser, Emily. Bakken, Eagle Ford Production Expected To Slide. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Moser, Emily. The New Frontier: North Carolina Shale. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Moser, Emily. US Sets New Rules For Fracking On Federal Lands. Hart E&P. March 2015.
Mothersole, Brian; Ward, Theresa. The Word From MUM. Oil and Gas Investor. March 2015.
Nettles, Larry; Rothrock, Jay. Trends In Domestic Regulation Of Shale Development. World Oil. March 2015.
Peza, Eva; Hand, Richard, Harper, Wallace et.al. How Fracture Interference Impacts Woodford Shale Gas Production. World Oil. March 2015.
Redden, Jim. ShaleTech: Permian Shales. World Oil. March 2015.
Redden, Jim. ShaleTech: U.S. Rockies. World Oil. March 2015.
Shuichang, Zhang; Yanhua, Shuai. Geochemistry And Distribution Of Biogenic Gas In China. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, March 2015, v. 63, p. 53-65.
Steven McGinn, What’s New In Shale Technology. World Oil. March 2015.
Taylor, Paul. Shale Gas: Industry Revolution Or Public Revolt? World Oil. March 2015.
Zhuoheng, Chen; Yanhua, Shuai; Norman, Wang. A Reassessment Of Gas Resources In Selected Upper Cretaceous Biogenic Gas Accumulations In Southeastern Alberta And Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, March 2015, v. 63, p. 5-19.
Coalbed Methane
Cao, T.; Song, Z.; Wang, S.; Cao, X.; Li, Y.; Xia, J. Characterizing The Pore Structure In The Silurian And Permian Shales Of The Sichuan Basin, China. Marine And Petroleum Geology. March 1, 2015;61:140-150.
Ji, H.; Li, Z.; Yang, Y.; Hu, S.; Peng, Y. Effects Of Organic Micromolecules In Coal On Its Pore Structure And Gas Diffusion Characteristics. Transport In Porous Media. March 1, 2015;107(2):419-433.
Kim, Y.; Unurbayan, B.; Lee, J. Estimation Of Coalbed Methane Resources Using A Probabilistic Scheme From Geological Data Of Coal Basin In Mongolia. Environmental Earth Sciences. March 1, 2015;73(5):2241-2252.
Talma, A.S.; Estgerhuyse. C. Isotopic Clues To The Origin Of Methane Emissions In The Karoo, South Africa South African Journal of Geology, March 2015, v. 118, p. 45-54.
Varma, A.; Biswal, S.; Mani, D.; et al. Petrographic Characteristics And Methane Sorption Dynamics Of Coal And Shaly-Coal Samples From Ib Valley Basin, Odisha, India. International Journal Of Coal Geology. March 1, 2015;141-142:51-62.
Yao, Y.; Liu, D.; Liu, J.; Xie, S. Assessing The Water Migration And Permeability Of Large Intact Bituminous And Anthracite Coals Using NMR Relaxation Spectrometry. Transport In Porous Media. March 1, 2015;107(2):527-542.
General
Changchun, Yin; Ruo. Wang. Power Line Ground Resistance Detection Using Helicopter Electromagnetic Systems. Geophysics, March 2015, v. 80, p. E125-E133.
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