Name: Shahzaib Bux

Roll no:19-PG-50
Class: 6TH Semester
Subject: Unconventional reservoir
Department: Petroleum and Gas

TEACHER : DR. WAHEED ALI ABRO

Economical and technical constraints
on the development of unconventional
reservoirs
Introduction
Unconventional reservoir
An unconventional reservoir consists of an ultra tight source rock, trap and seal
containing organic rich matter that has reached thermal maturity without
migration.
Unconventional Resources

Conventional reservoirs can be developed with vertical wells and do not need large hydraulic
fracture stimulation treatments. 
Tight reservoirs require large hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments whose half-wing length
is hundreds of feet, which can cost a significant portion of total well costs. Tight reservoirs
produce at negligible to uneconomical rates without stimulation. 
Unconventional reservoirs require long (3,000 to 10,000 ft.) horizontal wells with dozens of
hydraulic fracture stages for commercial production. 
Major Unconventional Plays
Unconventional reservoirs have been found throughout the world. Below is a list of the top 10 countries by unproved
technically recoverable shale oil resources.
1. U.S.
2. Russia
3. China
4. Argentina
5. Libya
6. United Arab Emirates
7. Chad
8. Australia
9. Venezuela
10. Mexico
Shale Reservoirs as Unconventional
Plays
The assessment methodology and production practices for unconventional reservoirs vary from
those used for conventional resources. General categories of unconventional petroleum include
■ Deep gas
■ Shallow biogenic gas
■ Heavy oil and/or natural bitumen
■ Shale gas and oil
■ Gas hydrates
■ Coalbed methane
Economical Devlopment
Development technologies
Multi-scale reservoir prediction
Prediction of reservoir macro-distribution using both 2D and 3D seismic attributes
Prediction of effective reservoir spatial distribution based on dynamic knowledge base
Fine reservoir characterization using near-bit analysis while drilling technology
Stereoscopic development based on hybrid well pattern
 Optimization of surface and macro constraints
Optimization of local and attribute constraints
Stereoscopic production based on hybrid well pattern
Thankyou