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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DOI releases revised proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing
May 17, 2013
The US Department of the Interior released a revised proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands that it said would maintain important safety standards, improve integration with existing state and tribal rules, and increase flexibility for oil and gas producers. |
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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. |
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Large gain seen in Alberta oil production
May 13, 2013
Bitumen will claim an increased share of sharply higher oil production in Alberta over the next 10 years, according to the provincial Energy Resources Conservation Board. |
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San Leon Energy to buy Talisman’s share of Poland shale gas JV
May 13, 2013
San Leon Energy PLC agreed to buy Talisman Energy Inc.’s share of a shale gas joint venture in Poland. Talisman is the second international major oil company to withdraw from Poland, following a decision last year by ExxonMobil Corp. to exit Poland after early results failed to produce commercial wells. |
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The Keystone XL symbol
May 13, 2013
If the campaign to kill the Keystone XL pipeline northern segment ultimately succeeds, low-gravity oil from Canada will reach markets anyway. Resistance to the project to boost movement of synthetic crude oil and blended bitumen from Alberta to the Gulf Coast is entirely symbolic. |
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International Unconventional
The Utica shale formation is one of the newest natural gas discoveries in North America. It is located in New York state and the Canadian province of Quebec, along the St. Lawrence River Valley. Some geologists have suggested the gas-bearing formation extends as far south as Pennsylvania. The other major shale formation in this area is the better-known Marcellus shale.
Estimates of natural gas deposits in the formation range from a low of about 2 trillion cubic feet (tcf) to a high of 60 to 70 tcf. At this time, most companies active in the Utica shale are drilling exploratory wells on the Canadian side of the border because the state of New York has been reluctant to grant drilling permits to date. Some production rates have tested up to 1 million cubic feet per day.
Hess budgets $2.7 billion for unconventional E&P in 2013
Jan 11, 2013
Hess Corp. announced a 2013 exploration and production budget of $6.7 billion, of which 40% will be dedicated to unconventional oil and gas plays. |
Ohio Marcellus-Utica drilling joint venture formed
Jan 2, 2013
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Houston, said its Triad Hunter LLC subsidiary formed a joint venture with Eclipse Resources I LP, private State College, Pa., operator, to drill 12 Marcellus shale and 12 Utica shale horizontal wells in 3 years in Monroe County, Ohio. |
The year's top news
Dec 17, 2012
Keeping on top of the news that's generated every day by the oil and gas industry is no easy feat, but OGJ editors are up to the task. This year's batch of news stories was no exception. |
Chesapeake to sell midstream assets in various US shale plays
Dec 12, 2012
Chesapeake Energy Corp. plans to sell midstream assets in the Marcellus, Utica, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and Niobrara to Access Midstream Partners for $2.16 billion in a transaction expected to close by Dec. 31. |
MarkWest, Gulfport gear up Utica shale operations
Dec 3, 2012
MarkWest Utica EMG LLC has started up the 60 MMcfd Cadiz refrigeration plant in Harrison County, Ohio, supported by production from two Utica shale wells operated by Gulfport Energy Corp., Oklahoma City. |
