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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication data

Names: Barati Ghahfarokhi, Reza, author. | Alhubail, Mustafa M., author.
Title: Unconventional hydrocarbon resources : techniques for reservoir engineering analysis / Reza Barati Ghahfarokhi, Mustafa M. Alhubail.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-American Geophysical Union, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020029620 (print) | LCCN 2020029621 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119420323 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119420491 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119420675 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Oil shale reserves--Textbooks. | Shale gas reservoirs–Textbooks. | Oil reservoir engineering–Textbooks. | Hydrocarbon reservoirs–Textbooks. | Hydraulic fracturing–Textbooks. | Petroleum–Geology–Textbooks.
Classification: LCC TN858 .B37 2020 (print) | LCC TN858 (ebook) | DDC 553.2/83–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020029620
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020029621

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