| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Contents |
1. Shale -- 2. Deposition and diagenesis -- 3. Organic matter in shale gases : origin, evolution, and characterization -- 4. Basin structure, tectonics, and stratigraphy -- 5. Exploration technique -- 5.1. Shallow seismic -- 5.2. Geochemical exploration -- 5.3. Petrophysics -- 5.4. Shale mineralogy -- 6. Hydraulic fracturing -- 7. Case studies -- 7.1. Producing countries -- 7.2. Prospective countries -- 8. Environmental concerns of shale gas production -- 9. Economics of the hydrocarbon industry with a volatile market -- 10. Role of nonconventional shale gas energy in the next century. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed February 2, 2017). |
| Summary |
"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 |
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Shale gas.
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Gaz de schiste.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Fossil Fuels.
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Shale gas
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| Added Author |
Dayal, Anurodh Mohan, editor.
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Mani, Devleena, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0128095733 9780128095737 (OCoLC)959033466 |
| ISBN |
9780128095355 (electronic bk.) |
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0128095350 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128095737 (print) |
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0128095733 |
| Standard No. |
CHBIS 011069468 |
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CHVBK 499783603 |
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GBVCP 879422742 |
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