Shale plays first come to mind when one considers unconventional resources. These unconventional resource plays may yield natural gas, gas condensates, and crude oil. Some of the more noteworthy shale plays in North America include the Barnett, Haynesville, Marcellus, Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Woodford, Bakken, Niobrara, Horn River, and Utica formations. Tight gas, coalbed methane, oil sands, and heavy oil are non-shale unconventional resources.
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Unconventional technology renews production for Mississippi Lime
LOGAN COUNTY, Okla.—The Mississippi Lime, or Miss Lime, is a c...
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Illinois lawmakers deliberate fracing legislation; residents await transformation
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Flexibility in fracing reg seen still an open question
May 23, 2013
Increased flexibility for operators remains an open question in a revised proposal for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, according to a May 23 legal update by Roger W. Patrick of the law firm Mayer Brown. |
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First Yamal hydraulic frac jobs reported
May 23, 2013
Gazprom Neft has conducted what it says is the first hydraulic fracturing ever on Russia’s Yamal Pensinsula at geologically complex Novoport oil and gas condensate field. |
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BASF Total cracker revamped to run ethane
May 23, 2013
BASF Total Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) has completed a revamp of its steam cracker in Port Arthur, Tex., enabling the 1-million-tonne/year facility to process ethane, supply of which is increasing from US shale plays. |
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Methane hydrate test used special ESP
May 23, 2013
Depressurization in a pioneering test flow of methane from hydrates offshore Japan earlier this year involved a specially designed electric submersible pump system able to separate methane from water and move them to the drillship through separate production strings (OGJ Online, Mar. 12, 2013). |
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Deloitte: Shale gas, oil potential increasingly apparent
May 21, 2013
Oil and gas production from tight shale formations clearly is a long-term phenomenon and not a short-term trend, Deloitte LLP officials told reporters. The financial services company found growing confidence in unconventional energy resources in a survey it conducted last year, said John England, a vice-chairman and leader of its oil and gas practice. |
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The Eagle Ford shale formation in South Texas runs from the US-Mexico border north of Laredo in a narrow band extending northeast for several hundred miles to just north of Houston. It is located directly below the Austin Chalk. The average thickness of the Eagle Ford shale is about 475 feet. The more active part of the region is mainly in McMullen, Maverick, Dimmit, La Salle, Karnes, Live Oak, and Atascosa counties. The formation produces both natural gas and oil, but it is the oil-producing and gas condensate areas that are hottest right now.
Houston-based Apache Corp. and EOG Resources are two of the largest lease-holders in the Eagle Ford. Other major players include Petrohawk, Swift Energy, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Murphy Oil, Chesapeake, Cabot Oil & Gas, and Pioneer Natural Resources.
Double Eagle pipeline begins Eagle Ford condensate shipments
May 14, 2013
Double Eagle Pipeline LLC, a 50-50 joint venture of Magellan Midstream Partners and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, has started shipping condensate for Eagle Ford shale producers in Karnes and Live Oak counties, Tex. |
KMEP expanding crude lateral to Sweeny refinery
May 3, 2013
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is expanding its Sweeny Lateral pipeline running between the Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate (KMCC) pipeline and Phillips 66’s Sweeny refinery in Brazoria County, Tex. |
NET Midstream adds Eagle Ford natural gas shippers
May 3, 2013
NET Midstream’s wholly owned subsidiary Eagle Ford Midstream LP (EFM) has secured firm transportation agreements from Eagle Ford shale producers including Talisman Energy USA and Statoil Natural Gas LLC. |
Beyond US border, Mexico primes shale potential
May 1, 2013
Oil production from 14 of the most active counties in the South Texas Eagle Ford shale reached 28 MMbbl in the last year. Gas production doubled from the previous year to 271 bcf, and for the same period, condensate tripled to 21 MMbbl, according to a March report from the Eagle Ford Task Force, which was established by the Texas Railroad Commission. |
Central US briefs
May 1, 2013
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Local economies thrive from South Texas Eagle Ford growth
May 1, 2013
ATASCOSA COUNTY, Tex.—The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Community and Business Research reported in March 2013 that Eagle Ford shale development added more than $61 billion in total economic impact during 2012. |
EAGLE FORD briefs
May 1, 2013
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Eagle Ford prompts more South Texas fractionation
Apr 11, 2013
TexStar Midstream Services LP, San Antonio, will install two fractionation units in Corpus Christi, Tex., adjacent LyondellBasell’s Equistar Chemicals LP olefins plant. |
Penn Virginia to buy Eagle Ford shale assets from Magnum Hunter
Apr 8, 2013
Penn Virginia Corp. agreed to pay Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. $400 million to acquire producing and undeveloped leasehold interests in the South Texas Eagle Ford shale, said the Radnor, Pa., independent. |
Titan River Energy formed to drill, develop Texas oil-prone shale plays
Apr 5, 2013
Titan River Energy, a newly formed oil and gas company based in Fort Worth, announced a $100 million capital commitment from two private equity firms that Titan River will use to initially focus on drilling and developing oil-prone shale plays in Texas. |
Chesapeake awards Eagle Ford production unit contract
Mar 21, 2013
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, let a contract to Strategy Engineering & Consulting LLC, Houston, for the design of a central production unit in the Eagle Ford shale. |
Sanchez Energy to buy Hess Corp. Eagle Ford shale assets
Mar 18, 2013
Sanchez Energy Corp., Houston, will buy South Texas Eagle Ford shale properties and acreage from Hess Corp. for $265 million cash. |
Rosetta to buy Permian basin assets from Comstock
Mar 15, 2013
Rosetta Resources Inc. is entering the Permian basin with plans to buy assets from Comstock Resources for $768 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. |
Talisman's shale strategy emphasizes Eagle Ford liquids
Mar 11, 2013
Talisman Energy Inc. is setting its short-term priority on developing in the South Texas Eagle Ford liquids shale play and also on drilling to hold strategic land positions in some of its dry gas plays, Talisman Pres. and Chief Executive Officer Hal Kvisle said in a Mar. 6 webcast with investors. |
Talisman's shale strategy emphasizes Eagle Ford liquids
Mar 6, 2013
Talisman Energy Inc. is setting its short-term priority on developing liquids in the South Texas Eagle Ford liquids shale play and also on drilling to hold strategic land positions in some of its dry gas plays, Talisman Pres. and Chief Executive Officer Hal Kvisle said in a Mar. 6 webcast with investors. |
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