Formation Evaluation Challenges in Unconventional Tight Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
Mauro Gonfalini SPE Italian Section June 7th, 2005
Why do we need to discuss about Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoirs?
Global economy is strongly based on Fossil Fuels representing 90% of the primary energy produced in the world. Fossil Fuels, Fuels, by definition, are not renewable sources of energy, and their amount is limited. Oil, by itself, represents about 40% of the Fossil Fuels used worldwide. Oil production peak is close!
THE GROWING GAP Regular Oil
60 50 40 Gb/a
Past Discovery Future Discovery Production Past discovery based on ExxonMobil (2002). Revisions backdated
30 20 10 0
1930
1950
1970
1990
2010
2030
2050
SPE Italian Section - FE challenges in Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoir slide # 3