Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations. Since the 1990s a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic ...

Feb 11, 2022 · Shale gas is a form of natural gas (mostly methane), found underground in shale rock. It is classified as 'unconventional' because it is found ...

Shale gas in the United States is an available source of unconventional natural gas. Led by new applications of hydraulic fracturing technology and ...

Shale gas is natural gas, one of several forms of unconventional gas (also known as methane or CH4). Shale gas is trapped within shale formations with low ...

Shale gas is located in many parts of the United States. These deposits occur in shale “plays” – a set of discovered, undiscovered or possible natural gas ...

Natural gas production in the Barnett Shale was pioneered by the Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation. During the 1980s and 1990s, Mitchell Energy ...

Gas shales are self-sourcing reservoirs where a major portion of the resource is adsorbed on and within the organic matter in the shale. To be productive and ...

Shale gas is a form of unconventional hydrocarbons because the rock it is extracted from acts as the source, reservoir and cap rock. The gas is produced, stored ...

Antrim Shale – A shale deposit located in the northern Michigan basin that is a Devonian age rock formation lying at a relatively shallow depth of 1,000 ...