nFormation
characteristics of all major North American shale gas plays
nDeveloped
exploration correlation used by E&P firms to
quickly identify high potential
shale formations
nRock/reservoir
properties vs rate and recovery
performance
nWells
nInitial
rate data; initial rate estimation based on ECG shale gas reservoir
model
nProduction
data by well; decline curve matching and forecasting using ECG
developed , ARPS based tools
nLocation
by well
nVintage
(spud date)
nDepth
(measured depth and true vertical depth)
nOperator
nBest
Practices Databases
nDrilling
nDatabase
of the current best practice drilling
practices for major shale plays
nCosts,
AFE’s
nCompletion
nDatabase
of the current best practice completion designs for major shale plays
nPerforating,
frac rates, treatment pressures, sand concentrations
nCosts,
AFE’s
nHistorical
efforts – avoid reinventing the wheel
nPlay
economics (AFIT and BFIT)
nWellhead
pricing
nHenry
Hub basis
nComparison
to other play types
(tight gas, CBM, offshore, etc.)