A comprehensive study of the reserve and production potential of the Barnett Shale integrates engineering, geology, and economics into a numerical model that allows for scenario testing based on several technical and economic parameters.
Part 1 summarizes the geologic characterization, per-well decline analysis, and productivity tiering required to feed into the detailed modeling of future reserve and production forecasts.
Published in the Oil & Gas Journal.
The conclusion (Part 2) examines full field economics and production and reserve forecasts.
Authors:
John Browning
Scott W. Tinker
Svetlana Ikonnikova
Gurcan Gulen
Eric Potter
Qilong Fu
Susan Horvath
Tad Patzek
Frank Male
William Fisher
Forrest Roberts
The University of Texas at Austin
Kenneth Medlock III
Rice University
