Shale Gas

Our research on shale gas is focused on characterisation and modelling of the reservoir processes that determine gas production.

• Measurement of gas adsorption in high pressure, temperature shale reservoirs
• Characterisation and modelling of gas diffusion with intact and crushed shale samples
• Modelling of gas production from multi-porosity shale reservoirs
• Characterisation of the gas in place using intact and crushed shale samples and quantities of gas in free and adsorbed states and their contribution to production with time
• Measurement and modelling of anisotropic permeability using cubic shale samples
• Characterising permeability and stress relationship