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Projects: Hydrocarbon Resources

The Hydraulic Fracturing Field Test (HFTS) Project

The Hydraulic Fracturing Field Test (HFTS) project, fielded within the Wolfcamp Formation in the Permian Basin, provides an excellent opportunity to further develop our understanding of the geomechanical response to hydraulic stimulation and associated fluid transport and hydrocarbon production in nano-porous lithologies. The drilling program was designed to elucidate the intra- and inter-well stress interactions…

Funded by DOE-FE-Office of Fossil Energy

The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory (EFSL) Project

The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory (EFSL) Project The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory: A Field Study of the Stimulated Reservoir Volume, Detailed Fracture Characteristics, and EOR Potential   OBJECTIVES The ultimate objective of this project is to help improve the effectiveness of shale oil production by providing new scientific knowledge and new monitoring technology for both…

Funded by DOE-FE-Office of Fossil Energy

Behavior of Sediments Containing Methane Hydrate, Water and Gas…

Behavior of Sediments Containing Methane Hydrate, Water, and Gas Subjected to Gradients and Changing Conditions   OBJECTIVES The objective of this work is to measure physical, chemical, mechanical, and hydrologic property changes in sediments containing methane hydrate, water, and gas subjected to varying stimuli and conditions such as injection of non-methane gases, effects of sediment…

Funded by DOE-FE-Office of Fossil Energy

Numerical and Laboratory Investigations for Maximization of Production from Tight/Shale Oil Reservoirs…

Numerical and Laboratory Investigations for Maximization of Production from Tight/Shale Oil Reservoirs: From Fundamental Studies to Technology Development and Evaluation Gas production from tight gas/shale gas reservoirs over the last decade has met with spectacular success with the advent of advanced reservoir stimulation techniques (mainly hydraulic fracturing), to the extent that shale gas is now…

Funded by DOE-FE-Office of Fossil Energy