W11- Unconventional O&G

Question 1

Tar sands (oil sands)

Answer 1

Unconventional oil that can’t be pumped from ground in its natural state.
Combination of clay, sand, water and bitumen

Question 2

Tight oil

Answer 2

Conventional oil found in reserves with low permeability

Question 3

Shale oil

Answer 3

any sedimentary rock containing bituminous materials (kerogen).
Ex-situ and in-situ extraction (heating w/out crushing)

Question 4

Tight gas

Answer 4

NG reservoirs are locked in impermeable, hard rock.
Pores not connected- harder to extract

Question 5

Shale gas

Answer 5

NG locked in tiny bubble-like pockets within sedimentary rock- hard to extract

Question 6

Coalbed methane (CBM)

Answer 6

form of NG extracted from coal beds.
CH4 extracted from coal to reduce hazards