Unconventional gas is the next frontier, but there are many technical and economic hurdles.

Tech Futures is breaking these barriers through new unconventional gas program that will focus on three areas:

Reservoir Evaluation
Recent work showed lost gas and OGIP 75% higher compared to conventional desorption analysis.

This work, along with other testing and evaluation techniques will give producers better reservoir estimates and production forecasting tools.

Drilling and Completions
Building on experience of enhancing permeability in tight sands and coal, Tech Futures is expanding its work in developing technologies for drilling and completions.

Some of the needs being addressed are:

• Improving fracture effectiveness and fluid recovery
• Developing new diagnositc diagrams for fracturing and perforation
• Better understanding of reservoir/fluid interaction

Production Optimization
What if you could use solar power to dewater a well? It would mean you use less energy and reduce your costs.

With Tech Futures’ help, a company is developing a technology that can do just that.

The technologies currently in development, such as this one, will:

• Manage costs
• Maximize recovery
• Mitigate environmental impact

Read about Tech Futures’ work on the Colorado Shale Project here.