The fossil fuel revolution : shale gas and tight oil /: shale gas and tight oil. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel J. Soeder, Scyller J. Borglum.
• Authors: Soeder, D. J; Borglum, Scyller J
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; PART I: GEOLOGY OF TIGHT OIL AND GAS SHALES; CHAPTER 1. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY CONCEPTS; Origins of Black Shales; Source Rocks; Conventional Oil and Gas Resources; CHAPTER 2. UNCONVENTIONAL TIGHT OIL AND SHALE GAS RESOURCES; The Nature of Continuous Resource Plays; The Challenges of Development; Natural Fractures; CHAPTER 3. THE REVOLUTIONARY U.S. SHALE PLAYS; Defining a Play; Barnett Shale; Fayetteville Shale; Haynesville Shale; Marcellus Shale; Bakken Shale; CHAPTER 4. THE EVOLUTIONARY U.S. SHALE PLAYS; Woodford Shale; Niobrara Formation and Pierre Shale; Utica Shale; Eagle Ford Shale; Permian Basin; Emerging Plays; CHAPTER 5. INTERNATIONAL SHALE PLAYS; Introduction; Canada and Mexico; The U.K. and Continental Europe; Russia ; Saudi Arabia and North Africa; South Africa; South America; China and India/Pakistan; Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia; PART II. THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUELS ; CHAPTER 6. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; Potential Environmental Risks of Tight Oil & Shale Gas Development; Engineering Risk Assessment; Risks to Groundwater and Surface Water; Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change; CHAPTER 7. ENERGY ECONOMICS; Cradle to Grave Responsibility; Technology versus Cost; Economics of Different Energy Sources; Descriptions of Primary Energy Sources; PART III. ENERGY POLICY; CHAPTER 8. ENERGY SECURITY; Energy Security History; Defining Energy Security; Elements of Energy Security; CHAPTER 9. THE POLITICS OF ENERGY; Global Responsibilities; Energy Poverty; Energy Sustainability; APPENDIX ; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography and Additional Resources
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.8233; Shale gas
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128153987
• Related ISBNs: 9780128153970
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