Cracking the code in tight shale
From the article: "Despite not fully understanding the basic physics of fluid flowing through shale rocks, industry has nonetheless found a way to recover the oil."
August 9, 2017
Upstream Technology Magazine publishes an interview with Sid Green at EPI discussing factors effecting shale oil recovery.
Despite not fully understanding the basic physics of fluid flowing through shale rocks, industry has nonetheless found a way to recover the oil. Cracking the code in tight shale.
Oil moves through shale rocks, even though the physical structure of such rocks suggests it should not. That is only one of the confusing aspects to consider when developing the shale oil plays, according to experts in the rock mechanics field….