This course will provide an overview of techniques and tools for evaluating the productivity of unconventional reservoirs in fractured shale gas and coal bed methane plays. Use and analysis of conventional air suite logs will be covered as well as dipole sonic and the formation microscanner (FMI). Particular emphasis will be given to developing "Rules of Thumb" for analysis of and completions in tight rocks. Depending on time and interest, consideration will also be given to acquiring information in horizontal wellbores.