Volume One 1. Introduction to the Concept of RTA, RTA Methods, and the RTA workflow 2. Preparing and Assessing Data for Use in Quantitative RTA 3. Flow Regime Identification 4. Straight-line (Flow-Regime) Analysis Methods 5. Type-Curve Analysis Methods
Volume Two 6. Modification of RTA Methods for Unconventional Reservoirs, Part 1: Coalbed Methane Reservoirs 7. Modification of RTA Methods for Unconventional Reservoirs, Part 2: Shale Gas Reservoirs 8. Modification of RTA Methods for Unconventional Reservoirs, Part 3: Tight and Shale Reservoirs Exhibiting Multi-phase Flow 9. Rate-Transient Analysis as a Tool to Assist with Exploration and Field Development Optimization
Christopher R. Clarkson is a professor and holder of the Ovintiv/Shell Chair in Unconventional Gas and Light Oil Research in the Department of Geoscience and an adjunct professor with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. He leads the industry- and government-sponsored Tight Oil Consortium, which focuses on advanced reservoir characterization and evaluation of unconventional light oil reservoirs. Clarkson holds a PhD in geological engineering from the University of British Columbia. He is also a certified professional engineer with 11 years of industry experience as a petroleum (reservoir) engineer.