Assessment of global unconventional oil and gas resources

• Published in: Petroleum exploration and development Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 925 - 940
• Main Authors: WANG, Hongjun, MA, Feng, TONG, Xiaoguang, LIU, Zuodong, ZHANG, Xinshun, WU, Zhenzhen, LI, Denghua, WANG, Bo, XIE, Yinfu, YANG, Liuyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2016; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: assessment methods; assessment parameters; main control factors of enrichment; recoverable resources; resources assessment; unconventional oil and gas; recoverable resources; main control factors of enrichment; resources assessment; assessment parameters; unconventional oil and gas; assessment methods

This paper evaluates the recoverable unconventional oil and gas resources around the world, reveals main controlling factors and potential regions for the rich accumulation of unconventional oil and gas, and standardizes the classification of seven types of resources (i.e., heavy oil, oil sand, tigh...