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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Located in southeastern Oklahoma, the Woodford shale play has been drilled for about 10 years. Only the Barnett shale in Texas has been producing natural gas longer than the Woodford shale. Devon Energy drilled the first well into the Woodford shale formation in 2005, and since then numerous petroleum companies have acquired acreage and launched their own drilling programs. Current estimates are that the Woodford shale holds approximately 4 tcf of natural gas.
Of the numerous companies drilling in the Woodford shale, Houston-based Newfield Exploration and Oklahoma City-based Devon are the largest producers. Both companies have sold off much of their offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere in order to focus their attention on unconventional resources such as the Woodford and other shale plays
XTO to buy BNK's Oklahoma Woodford shale gas assets
Mar 17, 2013
ExxonMobil Corp.’s XTO Energy Inc. subsidiary will buy Woodford shale gas assets in Tishomingo field in south-central Oklahoma from BNK Petroleum Inc., Camarillo, Calif., for $147.5 million. |
Midstream Copano to complement KMEP’s larger operations
Jan 30, 2013
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMEP), Houston, will purchase Copano Energy LLC, also of Houston, for about $5 billion. |
Continental eyes Woodford, other southern Oklahoma plays
Nov 12, 2012
The Woodford shale in southwest-central Oklahoma is a largely undeveloped oil and gas formation with at least several billion bbl of liquids recoverable, Continental Resources Inc. said Oct. 9. |
Continental eyes Woodford, other southern Oklahoma plays
Oct 10, 2012
The Devonian Woodford shale in southwest-central Oklahoma is a largely undeveloped oil and gas formation with at least several billion bbl of liquids recoverable, Continental Resources Inc. said Oct. 9. |
Oklahoma: Mesa adds to Mississippi lime position
Sep 5, 2012
Mesa Energy Holdings Inc., Dallas, has leased 1,525 net acres in Garfield and Major counties, Okla., bringing its total position to 3,245 net acres in the Mississippi lime play. |
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. |
Devon to expand Woodford shale gas plant
Feb 17, 2012
Devon Gas Services LP, Norman, Okla., has awarded a construction contract to KBR, Houston, to expand Devon’s 200-MMcfd gas processing plant in Canadian County, Okla. |
Shales not yet a big factor in New Mexico gas
Feb 9, 2012
New Mexico remains an important gas producing state, but shale gas exploration and production have been minimal, says an article by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. |
Oklahoma: Southeast Cana well tests gas, oil
Dec 20, 2011
The Continental Resources Inc. Lyle 1-30H step-out and confirmation well in the Cana Woodford horizontal drilling play of Oklahoma flowed at rates of 7.1 MMcfd of natural gas and 325 b/d of oil during a 1-day test. |
Oklahoma: Haskell Woodford project deemphasized
Nov 9, 2011
Evolution Petroleum Corp., Houston, will continue its lower emphasis on a mid-depth Woodford shale gas project in eastern Oklahoma until natural gas prices enable it to achieve targeted economics. |
Oklahoma: Anadarko Woodford multiunit well to spud
Oct 7, 2011
Continental Resources Inc., Enid, Okla., plans to spud in November 2011 the first multiunit well in the Anadarko basin Woodford shale play in Oklahoma under the state’s new statute. |
Oklahoma: Anadarko Woodford pushed southeast
Aug 5, 2011
A well in Grady County represents a 25-mile southeast extension of the Anadarko basin Cana Woodford horizontal oil play, said Continental Resources Inc., Enid. |
Continental extends Cana Woodford to southeast
Aug 4, 2011
Continental Resources Inc., Enid, Okla., posted a 25-mile southeast extension of the Anadarko basin Cana Woodford play with completion of a well in Grady County, Okla. |
Poland: Early core results from shales encouraging
Jul 29, 2011
Early core analysis results from shales in the Baltic basin are “cautiously encouraging,” said BNK Petroleum Inc., Camarillo, Calif. |
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