Unconventional Resources in India: The Way Ahead

• Main Authors: Sharma, Shivanjali (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saxena, Amit (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saxena, Neha (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering,
• Subjects: Natural resources.; Fossil fuels.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

This book addresses unconventional hydrocarbon resources in India and the prospects for their exploitation. Each chapter focuses on a particular unconventional resource, including gas hydrates, coal bed methane and shale, while the book as a whole takes into account the government's projections...

Table of Contents:

• Part One: Introduction to Gas Hydrates
• Hydrates and their Properties
• Gas Hydrate Formation
• Application of Gas Hydrates
• Challenges in Gas Hydrate Formation in Oil Industry
• Conclusions
• Part Two: Introduction to Coal Bed Methane (CBM)
• Geology of Probable Areas and Its Petrology
• Gas content Measurement in Coalbed: Desorption Test and Isotherm Study
• Recovery of methane and CO2 sequestration
• Conclusions
• Part Three: Introduction to Shale
• Global Scenario
• Shale Resources in India
• Major Challenges in Shale Exploration
• Conclusions.