New Publications: April 2011

SHALE GAS

• Boyd, Danny. New Drill Bit Designs Maximize Performance in Horizontal Shale Wells. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 140-149, April 2011.
• Brown, David. What is the Cost of Shale Gas Play? AAPG Explorer, V. 32, N. 4, pp. 38, 40, April 2011.
• Cookson, Colter. High-Spec Land Rigs, Drilling Equipment Advances Proving Key In Shale Plays. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 96-108, April 2011.
• Dae Sung Lee; Jonathan D. Herman; Derek Elsworth; Hyun Tae Kim; Hyun Suk, L. e. (n.d). A critical evaluation of unconventional gas recovery from the marcellus shale, northeastern United States. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, V. 15, N. 4, pp. 679, April 2011.
• DOE’s Early Investment In Shale Gas Technology Producing Results Today. DOE Fossil Energy Today, N. 2, Second Quarter, 2011, pp. 1, 4, 5.
• Durham. Louise. Fayetteville Revisited. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 31, N. 4, pp. 75-78, April 2011.
• Firth, Jo; Branan, Allison. Geophysical Data Home In On Sweet Spot Drilling. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 60-63, April 2011.
• Henning, Alison T.; Paton, Gaynor; Martin, Ryan; Kelvin, Richard. Technologies Enhance Eagle Ford 3-D. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 74-79, April 2011.
• Kellow, Fred; Everage, Jeff; Altizer, Shawn; Veloz, Juan. Program Reduces NPT in Barnett Shale. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 117-123, April 2011.
• Kepes, Jerry; Rodgers, Barry; van Meurs, Pedro. Gas Prices, Other Factors Indicate Changes in North American/Shale Play Fiscal Systems. Oil & Gas Journal, V. 109, N. 11, pp. 56-66, April 4, 2011.
• Kuila, U. U., Dewhurst, D. N., Siggins, A. F., & Raven, M. D. (2011). Stress anisotropy and velocity anisotropy in low porosity shale. Tectonophysics, V. 503, N. 1-2, pp. 34-44, April 2011.
• Kuntz, Robert; Ashbaugh, James; Poedjono, Benny, Zabaldano, John, Shevchenko, Irina, Jamerson, Christopher. Pad Design Key for Marcellus Drilling. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 111-114, April 2011.
• Marcellus Water Management Project to Test Use for Mine Drainage Water. DOE Fossil Energy Today, N. 2, Second Quarter, 2011, pp. 8.
• Mason, James E. Well Production Profiles Assess Fayetteville Shale Gas Potential. Oil & Gas Journal, V. 109, N. 11, pp. 76-81, April 4, 2011.
• Nwabuoku, Kennedy Chukwuemeka; Mullen, Jacky; Lowry, Jeffrey. Log Data Key in Developing Eagle Ford. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 125-135, April 2011.
• Pickett, Al. Variety of Onshore Projects Keep Gulf Coast Interior Moving Forward. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 56-64, April 2011.
• Pitcher, Jason. Geosteering in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs has Potential. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 65-67, April 2011.
• Stark, Philip H; Fryklund, Bob; DeVito, Steve; Chakhmakhchev, Alex. Independents Setting Sights On International Opportunities In Deep Water, Shales And EOR. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 44-55, April 2011.
• Stein, Jaime A. Fractures Detected Without Shear Waves. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 96-99, April 2011.
• Trichel, Keith; Fabian, John. Understanding and Managing Bottomhole-Circulating-Temperature Behavior in Horizontal High-Temperature Wells. Journal of Petroleum Technology, V. 63, N. 4, pp. 87-89, April 2011.
• Tully, Brian K. Shale Shift. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 31, N. 4, pp. 91-92, April 2011.

TIGHT GAS

• Darbonne, Nissa. Mississippi Lime. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 31, N. 4, pp. 50-62, April 2011.
• Duey, Rhonda. Piceance Creek Pushes the Land Seismic Envelope. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 56-59, April 2011.
• Geary, Dan; Fluke, Gavin; DeJarnett, Jeff; Brehm, Callie; Syvertsen, Kara; Russel, Marc; Clark, Kit; Soyinka, Demota; Kok, Jeffrey; Vauter, Eric; McMillan, Chad; Taylor, John; Tudor, Judd; Wisebaker, April; Chow, Stephanie. Bed Boundary Mapping Technology Improves Success. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 69-70, April 2011.
• Williams, Peggy. Horn River, Montney Lead Canadian Gas. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 31, N. 4, pp. 103, April 2011.

SHALE OIL

• Brown, David. Bakken Tricks Work on Three Forks. AAPG Explorer, V. 32, N. 4, pp. 30, April 2011.
• Organ, Ashley E.; Mason, Richard. Bakken Activity on the Rise. Hart’s E&P, V. 84, N. 4, pp. 83-88, April 2011.
• Tomorrow’s Oil/Liquids Play. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 31, N. 4, pp. 15, April 2011.

COALBED METHANE

• Day, Stuart; Fry, Robyn; Sakurovs, Richard. Swelling of moist coal in carbon dioxide and methane. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 86, N. 2-3, pp. 197-203, May 2011.
• Kedzior, Slawomir. The occurrence of a secondary zone of coal-bed methane in the southern part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (southern Poland): Potential for methane exploitation. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 86, N. 2-3, pp. 157-168, May 2011.
• Shen, Jian; Qin, Yong; Wang, Geoff X.; Fu, Xuehai; Wei, Chongtao; Lei, Bo. Relative permeabilities of gas and water for different rank coals. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 86, N. 2-3, pp. 266-275, May 2011.
• Wu, Yu; Liu, Jishan; Chen, Zhongwei; Elsworth, Derek; Pone, Denis. A dual poroelastic model for CO₂-enhanced coalbed methane recovery International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 86, N. 2-3, pp. 177-189, May 2011.
  Zhang, Dongsheng; Fan, Gangwei; Ma, Liqiang; Wang, Xufeng. Aquifer protection during longwall mining of shallow coal seams: A case study in the Shendong Coalfield of China. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 86, N. 2-3, pp. 190-196, May 2011.

GENERAL

• Boyd, Danny. Fracture Opponents Protest Growing Activity Levels. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 168-171, April 2011.
• Cordes, Ryan J.; Ray, Nathan G.; Jeffery, Charles. Solution Optimizes Value of Field Data. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 137139, April 2011.
• Horizontals Find Place in Illinois Basin. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 54, N. 4, pp. 181-183, April 2011.
• Themig, Dan. New Technologies Enhance Efficiency of Horizontal, Multistage Fracturing. Journal of Petroleum Technology, V. 63, N. 4, pp. 26-31, April 2011.