RPS in Canada
Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
Unconventional gas resources will play an increasingly important role in fulfilling future energy requirements as conventional sources of natural gas mature and decline. RPS experience in this area spans the range from tight gas sandstone reservoirs, to shale gas and coal bed methane; and includes Arctic and frontier area gas, as well as long term potential areas such as gas-hydrates. Typical project examples include:
Hydraulic fracture design, programming and execution management for a number of tight gas, shale gas and CBM (coal bed methane) wells. Experience includes conventional & horizontal wells; multi-fracced horizontal wells; slick water fracs; and small to very large (>1 million lbs) sand volumes.
Conceptual and detailed design of a primary and thermally enhanced production test of a gas-hydrate prospect in the Northern Canada, including supervision of the completion and testing and interpretation of the test results.
Screening study to assess the suitability of multi-fracced horizontal well (MFHW) technology for tight gas plays in Alberta and British Columbia.
