Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
Authors: Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Thomas Poulet, Manolis Veveakis, Hamid Roshan, Xiao Chen
Date Published: February 2018
Number of Pages: 5
Abstract:
We present a fundamental physics based understanding of the chemical, mechanical, thermal and hydrological processes and their interactions that operate over long-time scales to form and characterise the porosity/fracture networks in conventional and unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. We apply that understanding to engineer that structure for the purpose of energy extraction and resource discovery. The interdisciplinary approach links geoscience, engineering and computational science disciplines with the result of providing a step change in exploration and exploitation technologies with significant reduction in onshore gas development costs without compromising OHSE or environmental protection and assurance.