Unlocking Key Factors of Shale Play Sweet Spotting Appraisal - Field Case Studies From China and North America

This study proposes the controlling factors of shale play sweet spotting under different maturation stages and various hydrocarbon composition in China and North America, including some typical examples with best practices, such as the Silurian Longmaxi shale gas in Sichuan Basin in Southwestern China, the Triassic Yanchang liquid-rich oil in Ordos Basin in North-central China, the Permian Lucaogou liquid-rich oil in Junggar Basin in Northwestern China, the Cretaceous Eagle Ford liquid-rich oil ＆ shale gas in Gulf Coast Basin in Southwestern USA, the Devonian-Mississippian Bakken liquid-rich oil in Northern USA and the Devonian Marcellus shale gas in Northeastern USA.