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PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COAL BED METHANE, SHALE GAS, AND TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS WITH DIFFERENT WELL

TRAJECTORIES AND COMPLETION TECHNIQUES

A THESIS SUBMITTED TOTHE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

OFMIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

BY

MEHMET CİHAN ERTÜRK

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCEIN

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

FEBRUARY 2013

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Approval of the thesis:

PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF COAL BED METHANE, SHALE GAS, AND TIGHT

GAS RESERVOIRS WITH DIFFERENT WELL TRAJECTORIES AND COMPLETION TECHNIQUES

submitted by MEHMET CİHAN ERTÜRK in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University by,

Prof. Dr. Canan Özgen _____________________Dean, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Mahmut Parlaktuna _____________________Head of Department, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Asst. Prof. Çağlar Sınayuç _____________________Supervisor, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Dept., METU

Examining Committee Members:

Prof. Dr. Mahmut Parlaktuna _____________________Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Dept., METU

Asst. Prof. Çağlar Sınayuç _____________________Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Dept., METU

Prof. Dr. Mustafa V. Kök _____________________Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Dept., METU

Prof. Dr. Nurkan Karahanoğlu _____________________Geological Engineering Dept., METU

Mustafa Yılmaz, M.Sc. _____________________Deputy Director, Production Department, TPAO

Date: _____________________

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