[E&E seminars] Upcoming Natural Gas Lecture

[Megan Nimura]

Please see the information below on the next lecture for the MITei Natural
Gas Speaker Series.  We hope to see you all there!

Natural Gas Speaker Series
Principles and Methods of Gas Shale Production Enhancement
Thursday, May 14, 2009
10am-12pm
Light snacks and beverages
Room E19-319
50 Ames Street
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
 
Abstract
Gas shale accounts for a rapidly growing share of the gas production of the
US. However, it remains an unconventional resource because the amount of gas
recovered from a reservoir is a small fraction of the original gas in place.
Drilling horizontal wells and massively fracturing the subsurface improve
recovery of gas from shale. However, additional production enhancement
techniques are required if the full potential of this resource is to be
realized.
 
This presentation goes back to first principles, discussing the petroleum
geology and petrophysics of gas shale formations. A technical discussion of
how hydraulic fracturing operations are planned and monitored illustrates
how advanced technology can be brought to bear to optimize production
processes. Finally, a number of new technology directions that might prove
useful are discussed.
 
Bio
Robert L. Kleinberg is technical lead of Unconventional Resources at
Schlumberger-Doll Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Kleinberg was
educated at the University of California, Berkeley (B.S. Chemistry) and the
University of California, San Diego (Ph.D. Physics). He was a post-doctoral
scientist at the Exxon Corporate Research Laboratory before joining
Schlumberger in 1980.
 
Dr. Kleinberg¹s main projects at Schlumberger have been in the geophysical
applications of ultrasonics, electrical resistivity, nuclear magnetic
resonance, and gravimetry. His present activities include fundamental and
applied research on heavy oil, gas hydrates, gas shale, and oil shale. He
has published more than 90 academic and professional papers, holds 30 U.S.
patents, and is the inventor of several geophysical instruments that have
been 
commercialized on a worldwide basis.

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