ABSTRACT
As an introduction to this chapter, some terms are defined. The first is production assurance and the second is unconventional resource. The stimulation process frames this discussion, and some refer to this as reservoir flow assurance in that it is the application and placement of production chemicals behind the pipe in the stimulated area that is defined by the extent of a propped fracture. These definitions will be used in this chapter in the discussions related to production assurance in unconventional resources. As is the case in all technical and academic pursuits, there is material that some readers think should be included but for a variety of reasons is not present. The material presented in this chapter is certainly germane to the topic but is not exhaustive in scope as an entire textbook by itself.
