Courses

This course has been designed to follow the typical workflow performed during the exploration, development and exploitation of a Shale Reservoir Play.

The course focus is on the integration of disciplines important in studying shales.

This workflow has been developed based on experience in multiple shale plays in North America and will be referred to as the "Shale Operating Cycle".

The "Shale Operating Cycle" is composed of the following phases:

• The Exploration Phase
• Pilot Project Phase
• Appraisal Phase
• "Factory Mode" Phase
• Re-Assessment Phase

The ultimate goal of the investigation into each shale reservoir is to develop an understanding of the geologic factors that control production from the shale reservoir and then determine the best methods for producing them.

During this course we will cover:

• What information should be available at the start of the study.
• What methods should be employed during the main phases.
• What tools are used by these methods.
• What information is obtained by these methods.
• How is the information integrated with other information and then used to determine if and how to proceed to the next phase.