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
What initially began as a simple chemical disclosure bill has ...
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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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When one thinks of the Fayetteville shale, one company name comes to mind immediately – Southwestern Energy. Houston-based Southwestern was the earliest entrant in the Fayetteville shale play and today still has nearly three times the natural gas production of its nearest competitor in the formation. The Fayetteville shale is located on the Arkansas side of the Arkoma Basin and cuts a swath through the north-central part of the state east to the Mississippi River.
Experts believe the Fayetteville shale could hold up to 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy is the second-largest lease holder in the Fayetteville shale play, followed by Petrohawk Operating Co. and XTO Energy, which was recently acquired by Exxon Mobil Corp. Southwestern has sold some of its Fayetteville assets to XTO.
Fayetteville groundwater study shows no signs of contamination from recent drilling activity
May 1, 2013
FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark.—In January, the USGS announced results from its year-long groundwater study in the central portion of Arkansas' Fayetteville shale. |
UT study forecasts reliable supply from Barnett shale through 2030
Feb 28, 2013
A new study of the Barnett shale foresees reliable supply with slowly declining production through the year 2030, said the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) at the University of Texas at Austin and financed by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a New York philanthropic grant-making institution. |
Vanguard Natural Resources to buy Arkoma basin assets
Jun 5, 2012
Houston independent Vanguard Natural Resources LLC agreed to acquire natural gas and associated liquids assets in the Woodford shale and Fayetteville shale of the Arkoma basin for $445 million from Antero Resources, Denver. |
Fayetteville shale gas output up as spending eases
Nov 2, 2011
Southwestern Energy Co., Houston, has drilled the backbone of its Fayetteville shale gas play in the eastern Arkoma basin and is phasing down capital spending in the play this year and in 2012, the company said last week. |
Alta Energy Partners to develop unconventional assets
Apr 13, 2011
Alta Resources LLC and Blackstone Capital Partners agreed to form Alta Energy Partners to develop unconventional oil and natural gas assets. |
BHP Billiton to buy Chesapeake Fayetteville assets
Feb 21, 2011
BHP Billiton Petroleum has agreed to buy all of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s interests in the Fayetteville shale gas play in Arkansas for $4.75 billion. |
Frac services costly in tight supply, operators say
Dec 6, 2010
Operators faced with costly delays in obtaining fracturing crews are considering their options, and some are assembling their own company-owned fracture stimulation fleets and also entering long-term service contracts.
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Fruitland to Barnett to…
Oct 25, 2010
Have all of the large shale gas and oil fields in the US been found, as one chief executive officer claimed in mid-October?
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There's the rub
Jun 7, 2010
It is possible that the Deepwater Horizon debacle will have the same kind of damper effect on offshore oil output that Three Mile Island and Chornobyl did on nuclear energy.
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Special Report: LNG Update: US gas market well-supplied: LNG or shale gas?
Mar 15, 2010
Expanding natural gas production from indigenous sources poses the most serious threat to imports of natural gas as LNG into North America, primarily the US.
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Chesapeake cements position in six onshore US gas plays
Mar 1, 2010
The Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma Granite Wash plays are Chesapeake's highest and second highest rate-of-return plays due to high oil and natural gas liquids content.
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Gas supply potential linked to corporate strategies
Nov 9, 2009
The potential of natural gas to reshape energy markets should exert parallel influence on corporate strategies, speakers said at the RMI Oilfield Breakfast Forum in Houston.
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OGJ Newsletter
Nov 2, 2009
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Special Report: Federal, state tax prospects cloud independents' outlook
Nov 2, 2009
US House members launched their newly formed natural gas caucus on Oct. 21 with a hearing designed to rally support for a domestic fuel they believe could play an increasingly significant role.
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Special Report: Gas Shale—2: Lessons learned help optimize development
Oct 5, 2009
Exploring for resource quality, building advanced technological capability, pursuing improved performance and cost efficiencies, and adopting high-value entry strategies are some factors leading to successful exploitation of gas shales.
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