Reference Links
MAPS
EIA Maps: Exploration, Resources, Reserves, and Production
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/maps/maps.htm#Top
Shale Gas Plays, Lower 48 States. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shale_gas.pdf
Major Tight Gas Plays, Lower 48 States. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/tight_gas.pdf
Coalbed Methane Fields, Lower 48 States. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/coalbed_gas.pdf
United States Coalbed Methane Maps
Panel 1: Coalbed Methane Status Map. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/cbmusa1.pdf
Panel 2: Coalbed Methane Past, Present, and Future. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/cbmusa2.pdf
United States Shale Gas Maps
Active Shale Gas Plays. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shale_gas.pdf
Barnett Shale, Ft. Worth Basin, Texas. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa1.pdf
Fayetteville Shale, Arkoma Basin, Arkansas. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa3.pdf
Haynesville-Bossier Shale Play, Texas-Louisiana Salt Basin. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa4.pdf
Marcellus Shale Play, Appalachian Basin. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa5.pdf
Woodford Shale Play, Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa6.pdf
Woodford Shale Play, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma and Texas. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa7.pdf
Woodford Shale Play, Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma and Texas. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/shaleusa8.pdf
Detailed Oil and Gas Field Maps. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/maps/maps.htm#Top
UNCONVENTIONAL
NEW:
Unconventional Fossil Fuel Energy: Domestic Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications: Draft. DOE/NETL, April 23, 2010. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/EPreports/UnconventionalFossilEnergy_Reportdraft4-23-10v2.pdf
Availability, Economics, And Production Potential Of North American Unconventional
Natural Gas Supplies. Harry Vidas and Bob Hugma.n Prepared for The INGAA Foundation, Inc. by: ICF
F-2008-03 November 2008. http://www.ingaa.org/File.aspx?id=7878
Topic Paper #29 Unconventional Gas. Working Document of the NPC Global Oil & Gas Study Made Available July 18, 2007. http://www.npc.org/Study_Topic_Papers/29-TTG-Unconventional-Gas.pdf
Unconventional Gas Shales: Development, Technology, and Policy Issues Anthony Andrews, Coordinator. Peter Folger, Marc Humphries etal. October 30, 2009. Congressional Research Service
7-5700. R40894. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40894.pdf
USGS National Oil and Gas Assessment http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/index.html
SHALE GAS
World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment Of 14 Regions Outside The United States. April 5, 2011
http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/fullreport.pdf
AGI Facts About Shale Gas.February 1, 2010
http://www.api.org/policy/exploration/hydraulicfracturing/shale_gas.cfm
Environmental Best Practices For Shale Gas Development. ALL Consulting 2009.
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/Arthur%20IOGA%20BMP%20070609.pdf
Evaluating the Environmental Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas Reservoirs.
Authors: J. Daniel Arthur, P.E., ALL Consulting; Brian Bohm, P.G., ALL Consulting; Bobbi Jo Coughlin, EIT, ALL Consulting; Mark Layne, Ph.D., P.E., ALL Consulting
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/ArthurHydrFracPaperFINAL.pdf
Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States, A Primer. USGS, April 2009.
http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/doeshale/Shale_Gas_Primer_2009.pdf
Produced Water Issues With Shale Gas Production. J. Daniel Arthur, P.E., SPEC, ALL Consulting. SPE Tight Gas Completions Workshop. Denver, Colorado. April 28, 2010.
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/ArthurSPE-ATW-042810.pdf
Projecting the Economic Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Development in West Virginia: A Preliminary Analysis Using Publicly Available Data. March 31, 2010. DOE/NETL- 402033110
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/ALL-DOE_WV_MarcellusEconomics2010.pdf
Realities of Shale Gas Resources: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. John B. Curtis, David G. Hill,
Paul G. Lillis, USGS. http://energy.ihs.com/NR/rdonlyres/345C2AAA-AAE3-435F-B1B0-6E8A883A105A/0/curtisnape08.pdf
Shale Gas Resources of Utah: Assessment of Previously Undeveloped Gas Discoveries. Open-File Report 499 Utah Geological Survey. a division of Utah Department of Natural Resources, 2006,Steven Schamel.http://geology.utah.gov/online/ofr/ofr-499.pdf
SHALE OIL
TSOP, Oil Shale Selected References. November 2009
http://www.tsop.org/refs/oilshale.htm
TIGHT GAS
Tight Gas Reservoirs – An Unconventional Natural Energy Source for the Future. G.C.Naik
http://www.pinedaleonline.com/socioeconomic/pdfs/tight_gas.pdf
COALBED METHANE
Coal Bed Methane Primer. New Source of Natural Gas–Environmental Implications.ALL Consulting,February 2004. http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/CBMPRIMERFINAL.pdf
Handbook on Best Management Practices and Mitigation Strategies for Coal Bed Methane in the Montana Portion of the Powder River Basin. ALL Consulting, April 2002.
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/Arthur%20IOGA%20BMP%20070609.pdf
Total Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources in the Powder River Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana. Compiled by L.O. Anna. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-u/
TSOP, Coalbed Methane References, November 2009
http://www.tsop.org/refs/cbmfull.htm
EPA. Study to Evaluate the Impacts to USDWs by Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs. June 2004. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/uic/wells_coalbedmethanestudy.html
GAS HYDRATES
DOE Office of Fossil Energy Methane Hydrate R&D Conference 2003. Alaska Hydrate Project Overview
Environmental Research of Gas Hydrates. http://www.mms.gov/eppd/sciences/esp/hydrates/index.htm
Fact Sheet Gas (Methane) Hydrates -- A New Frontier http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/gas-hydrates/title.html
Future Supply Potential of Natural Gas Hydrates
Gas hydrate E&P: Dispelling the myths. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/GasTIPS/GasTIPS-Summer06.pdf
Gas Hydrates - Will They be Considered in the Future Global Energy Mix? Released: 12/10/2003
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=142
Interagency Coordination on Methane Hydrates R&D.
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/pdf/InteragencyPrint.pdf
Morehouse, David F. Natural Gas Hydrates Update 1998-2000. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/FTPROOT/features/update.pdf
NRC Report Realizing the Energy Potential Of Methane Hydrate For The United States.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12831
The National Methane Hydrates R&D Program Interagency Coordination.
USGS Gas Hydrates http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/hydrates/
ENVIRONMENT
EPA. Scoping Materials for Initial Design of EPA Research Study on Potential Relationships Between Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water Resources. March 2010. http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/0/3B745430D624ED3B852576D400514B76/$File/Hydraulic+Frac+Scoping+Doc+for+SAB-3-22-10+Final.pdf
GOVERNMENT
EIA. Annual Energy Outlook. May 11, 2010. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/index.html
EIA. Natural Gas Annual 2008. March 2010. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/natural_gas_annual/current/pdf/nga08.pdf
EIA. U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Proved Reserves, 2008. October 29, 2009. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/crude_oil_natural_gas_reserves/cr.html
MIDSTREAM/PIPELINES
National Pipeline Mapping System. http://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/
EIA Natural Gas Pipeline System.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/ngpipeline/index.html
EIA. Expansion of the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network: Additions in 2008 and Projects through 2011. September 2009. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/feature_articles/2009/pipelinenetwork/pipelinenetwork.pdf
INTERNATIONAL
Worldwide Gas Shales And Unconventional Gas: A Status Report. Vello A. Kuuskraa, Scott H. Stevens, Advanced Resources International, Inc. ii, JAF29176.DOC December 30, 2009. http://www.rpsea.org/attachments/articles/239/KuuskraaWORLDWIDEGASSHALESANDUNCONVENTIONALGASCopenhagen09.pdf
CANADIAN
GAS HYDRATES
NRC Report Realizing the Energy Potential Of Methane Hydrate For The United States.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12831
QUICKLINKS
Barnett Shale
Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin Province of North-Central Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma, 2003. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2004/3022/fs-2004-3022.pdf
An Enduring Resource: A Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future Contribution of the Barnett Shale to the Economy of Fort Worth and the Surrounding Area March 2009. http://www.barnettshaleexpo.com/docs/2009_eco_report.pdf
Ball, Mahlon, M.; Perry, William J. Jr. Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin, Province 5045 (Province 45)
http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov45/text/prov45.pdf
The Barnett Shale Formation of North Texas and Oklahoma. http://expertsreviewof.com/
Barnett Shale Information.http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/barnettshale/index.php
Bounty from Below: The Impact of Developing Natural Gas Resources Associated with the Barnett Shale on Business Activity in Fort Worth and the Surrounding 14-County Area. May 2007. http://www.barnettshaleexpo.com/docs/Barnett_Shale_Impact_Study.pdf
Brackett, Will. Developing the Marcellus Shale: What We’ve Experienced in the Barnett Shale.
Fowler, Tom. Stubborn In His Vision Mitchell's Persistence Laid Groundwork For Shale Gas Surge. Houston Chronicle, November 14, 2009. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/6720223.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Fenergy+%28HoustonChronicle.com
Geologic Controls on the Growth of Petroleum Reserves. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2172-I. http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2172-i/pdf/B2172-I.pdf
Givens, Natalie; Zhao, Hank. The Barnett Shale: Not So Simple After All. https://www.republicenergy.com/Articles/Barnett_Shale/Barnett.aspx
Hill, Ronald J.; Jarvie, Daniel M.; Zumberge, John, Mitchell, Henry; Pollastro, Richard M. Oil and gas geochemistry and petroleum systems of the Fort Worth Basin.
http://www.wwgeochem.com/resources/Hill$2C+Jarvie+et+al+oil+and+gas+geochemistry+Ft+Worth+Basin.pdf
Jarvie, Daniel M.; Hill, Roanld J; Ruble, Tim E.; Pollastro, Richard M. Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment.
Kinley, Travis J.; Cook, Lance W.; Breyer, John a.; Jarvie, Daniel M.; Busbey, Arthur B. Hydrocarbon potential of the Barnett Shale (Mississippian), Delaware Basin, west Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
http://www.wwgeochem.com/resources/Kinley+et+al.+Aug+2008+Delaware+Basin+paper.pdf
Montgomery, Scott L.; Jarvie, Daniel M.; Bowker, Kent A.; Pollastro, Richard M. Mississippian Barnett Shale, Fort Worth basin, north-central Texas: Gas-shale play with multi–trillion cubic foot potential.
http://www.wwgeochem.com/resources/Montgomery$2C+Jarvie+et+al+AAPG+E$26P+paper+2005.pdf
Natural Gas Pipelines in the Southwest Region. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/ngpipeline/southeast.html
Pollastro, Richard M.; Jarvie, Daniel M.; Hill, Ronald J.; Adams, Craig W. Geologic framework of the Mississippian Barnett Shale, Barnett-Paleozoic total petroleum system, Bend arch–FortWorth Basin, Texas. http://www.wwgeochem.com/resources/Pollastro$2C+Jarvie+et+al.+2007+AAPG+Geologic+framework+of+the+Miss.+Barnett+Shale.pdf
Powell, Michael E. Recent Developments in the Barnett Shale.
Ruppel, Stephen C. Integrated Synthesis Of The Permian Basin: Data And Models For Recovering Existing And Undiscovered Oil Resources From The Largest Oil-Bearing Basin In The U.S. Final Technical Report 11/01/04 – 10/30/08 http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/EPreports/NT15509_FinalReport.pdf
Texas Reservoir Chased Under Urban Setting Barnett Shale a Stimulating Play. AAPG Explorer, February 2006. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2006/02feb/barnett_shale.cfm
Texas Railroad Commission. Barnett Shale Information. http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/barnettshale/index.php
Tinker, Scott. The Current and Future Role of Unconventional Gas in U.S. Energy. http://www.beg.utexas.edu/presentations/presentations/2009_Presentations/Tinker%20IOGCC%20Unconventional%20Gas%2009.pdf
Tudor Pickering. The Barnett Shale Visitors Guide to the Hottest Gas Play in the US. October 2005
http://www.tudorpickering.com/pdfs/TheBarnettShaleReport.pdf
Bakken Shale
Bakken Formation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation
Bakken Formation: News, Map, Videos and Information Sources. http://geology.com/articles/bakken-formation.shtml
Bakken and Torquay Formations - A Saudi Arabia of oil under Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Manitoba. January 26, 2008. http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/01/bakken-and-torquay-formations-saudi.html
Bakken oil study North Dakota only and independent of USGS, Active Companies and list of new 2008 producing wells.May 2, 2008. http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/05/bakken-oil-study-north-dakota-only-and.html
Bakken Oil FAQ http://bakkenoil.com/faq/
Canada's Bakken Shale. Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl shows readers several Canadian oil companies taking advantage of the Saskatchewan oil boom in the Bakken.
http://finance.abc7chicago.com/abclocal?Account=wls&GUID=6219892&Page=MediaViewer&Ticker=CPG-UN
Giant Elm Coulee was breakout find: Bakken Success Beckons Players. AAPG Explorer, June 2008.
http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2008/06jun/bakken.cfm
Kohl, Keith. A Better Way to Invest in Saskatchewan's Oil Boom. August 5th, 2008.
http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/canada-bakken-shale/739
Johnstone, Bruce. Oil survey brings good news for Saskatchewan. Leader-Post, April 16, 2008.
LeFever, Jujlie; Helms, Lynn. Bakken Formation Reserve Estimates.
https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/bakken/newpostings/07272006_BakkenReserveEstimates.pdf
Low profile no longer: Jaws Drop Over Bakken Potential. AAPG Explorer, June 2008
http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2008/06jun/potential.cfm
MacPherson, James. N.D. study estimates 167 billion barrels of oil in Bakken. Bismacrk Tribune, April 29, 2008.
http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/04/29/news/state/154403.txt
North Dakota daily drilling reports. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/dailyindex.asp
North Dakota confidential well list. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/confidential.asp
North Dakota Drilling and Production Statistics. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/stats/statisticsvw.asp
Pollastro, R.M., Cook, T.A., Roberts, L.N.R., Schenk, C.J., Lewan, M.D., Anna, L.O., Gaswirth, S.B., Lillis, P.G., Klett, T.R., and Charpentier, R.R., 2008, Assessment of undiscovered oil resources in the Devonian-Mississippian Bakken Formation, Williston Basin Province, Montana and North Dakota, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008–3021, 2 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3021/pdf/FS08-3021_508.pdfSlide Presentation. http://energy.usgs.gov/flash/Bakken_slideshow.swf
Price, Leigh. "Origins and Characteristics of the Basin-Centered Continuous Reservoir Unconventional Oil-Resource Base of the Bakken Source System, Williston Basin. http://www.undeerc.org/Price/TextVersion.pdfhttp://www.undeerc.org/Price/Figures.pdf
Saskatchewan's portion of the Bakken oilfield, US plus Canada Bakken producton 131,000 bopd end of 2007. April 26,2008. http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/04/saskatchewans-portion-of-bakken.html
Walker, Bill; Powell, Al; Rollins, Dick; Shaffer, Ron. Richland County, Montana. Adapted from presentation at AAPG Rocky Mountain Section meeting, Billings, Montana, June 11-13, 2006.
http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2006/06131walker/images/walker.pdf
Cotton Valley
Bartberger, Charles E.; Dyman, Thaddeus S.; Condon, Steven M. Is There a Basin-Centered Gas Accumulation in Cotton Valley Group Sandstones, Gulf Coast Basin, U.S.A.? U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2184-D.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2184-d/b2184-d.pdf
Brown, David. Texas ‘Playgrounds’ Attract Action. AAPG Explorer, April 2008. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2008/04apr/basins.cfm
Case Study: Fast, Accurate Well Enhancement Information Yields Location-specific, Profit-enhancing Decisions in Cotton Valley Optimized Fracturing Lowers Production Costs USD 100,000 per Well.
http://www.slb.com/content/services/resources/casestudies/dcs/cotton_valley_formation_east_tx.asp?
Durham, Louise S. Louisiana Play a ‘Company Maker?’ AAPG Explorer, July 2008. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2008/07jul/haynesville.cfm
Durham, Louise S. Goldilocks Rocks' Pay Off for Vernon. AAPG Explorer, April 2007. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2007/04apr/vernonfield.cfm
Dyman, T. S.; Condon, S.M. Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources— Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group, Jurassic Smackover Interior Salt Basins Total Petroleum System, in the East Texas Basin and Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basins Provinces . Chapter 2 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas, Cotton Valley Group and Travis Peak–Hosston Formations, East Texas Basin and Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basins Provinces of the Northern Gulf Coast Region. By U.S. Geological Survey Gulf Coast Region Assessment Team U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–E. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-e/REPORTS/69_E_CH_2.pdf
Executive Summary—2002 Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Upper Jurassic– Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group, Jurassic Smackover Interior Salt Basins Total Petroleum System, in the East Texas Basin and Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basins Provinces . U.S. Geological Survey Gulf Coast Region Assessment Team. Chapter 1 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas, Cotton Valley Group and Travis Peak–Hosston Formations, East Texas Basin and Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basins Provinces of the Northern Gulf Coast Region. U.S. Geological Survey Gulf Coast Region Assessment Team . U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–E. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-e/REPORTS/69_E_CH_1.pdf
Gas Production Increases by 35% in Cotton Valley Sand Formation: Case study: Optimize fracturing treatment using StimMAP data. http://www.slb.com/media/services/resources/casestudies/stimulation/stimmap_gas_cs.pdf
Multistage Stimulation Treatments Save Costs, Gas-to-Market Time: Case study: PerfFRAC service saves operator 92 days on 23 wells in East Texas. http://www.slb.com/media/services/resources/casestudies/stimulation/perfrac_east_texas_cs.pdf
Richardson, Michael. Completion/stimulation practices in Cotton Valley gas wells - Cotton Valley Reef Trend of East Texas. World Oil, Nov, 1998. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3159/is_/ai_53477730
Technical Paper: Optimizing the completion of a multilayer cotton valley sand using hydraulic fracture monitoring and integrated engineering. Paper 110068. http://www.slb.com/content/services/resources/technicalpapers/spe/110068.asp
U.S.G.S. 2002 Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group, Jurassic Smackover Interior Salt Basins Total Petroleum System, in the Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basins Province of the Northern Gulf Coast Region. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 047-03. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-047-03/FS-047-03-508.pdf
Eagle Ford Shale
Condon, S.M.; Dyman, T.S. 2003 Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in the Upper Cretaceous Navarro and Taylor Groups, Western Gulf Province, Texas . Chapter 2 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas, Navarro and Taylor Groups, Western Gulf Province, Texas. By U.S. Geological Survey Western Gulf Province Assessment Team . U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–H. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-h/REPORTS/69_H_CH_2.pdf
Core Laboratories. Eagle Ford Shale Study. http://www.corelab.com/rm/irs/studies/EagleFord.aspx
Eagle Ford Joins Shale Elite. AAPG Explorer, January 2010. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2010/01jan/eagleford0110.cfm
Eagle Ford Shale Play, Texas Railroad Commission. http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/eagleford/index.php
First Delta Stim® Completion System Deployed in the EagleFord Shale; Saves Customer $1 Million
http://www.halliburton.com/public/cps/contents/Case_Histories/web/H07303_Eagle%20Ford.pdf
Fox, Eric. Shale Plays Gone Wild: The Eagle Ford Shale. April 20, 2009 http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Shale-Plays-Gone-Wild-The-Eagle-Ford-Shale-COP-APC-TXCO-HK-SM0420.aspx
Hackley, Paul C.; Dennen, Kristin O.; Gesserman, Rachel M.; Ridgley, Jennie L. Preliminary vitrinite and bitumen reflectance, total organic carbon, and pyrolysis data for samples from Upper and Lower Cretaceous strata, Maverick Basin, south Texas. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1220/
Halliburton. Eagle Ford Shale. http://www.halliburton.com/ps/default.aspx?navid=1614&pageid=3027
Major Discovery? Eagle Ford Shale Could Rival Bakken for Oil Reserves. http://bigoilfields.com/
Schenk, Christopher J.; Viger, Roland J. U.S.G.S. Western Gulf Province (047) Introduction Unconventional Plays Continuous-Type. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov47/text/prov47.pdf
Shale Plays By States: Eagle Ford Shale. http://www.mineralweb.com/eagle-ford-shale-a-298.html
Fayetteville Shale
Arkansas Geological Survey Maps. http://www.state.ar.us/agc/FayShGasPlay.htm
Brown, David. Arkoma Shale Play Expanding Barnett May Have Arkansas Cousin. AAPG Explorer, February 2006. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2006/02feb/arkoma_basin.cfm
Comments & Map Of The Arkansas Fayetteville Shale Play.
http://www.roxnoil.com/pdf/Map_of_Fayetteville_Shale_Play.pdf
Fayetteville Shale Play GeoMap http://www.geomap.com/item12.html
Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Fayetteville Shale.
Authors: J. Daniel Arthur, P.E., ALL Consulting; Brian Bohm, P.G., ALL Consulting; Bobbi Jo Coughlin, EIT, ALL Consulting; Mark Layne, Ph.D., P.E., ALL Consulting
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/ALLFayettevilleFracFINAL.pdf
SEECO. Projecting the Economic Impact of the Fayetteville Shale Play for 2005-2008. http://cber.uark.edu/data/FayettevilleShaleEconomicImpactStudy.pdf
U.S. Geological Survey. Geologic Map Of The Jasper Quadrangle, Newton And Boone Counties, Arkansas. Mark R. Hudson, Kyle E. Murray, and Deborah Pezzutti, 2001. http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/2001/mf-2356/mf-2356textonly.pdf
McFarland, John David. Stratigraphic Summary Of Arkansas. Revised 2004 http://www.state.ar.us/agc/stratsumar04.pdf
Granite Wash
Boyd, Dan T. Oklahoma 2008 Drilling Highlights. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/2008-DrillingHighlights.pdf
Bureau of Economic Geology. Granite Wash, Palo Duro Basin, Texas. http://www.beg.utexas.edu/environqlty/co2seq/co2data/0granitewash.htm
CoreLab Granite Wash Study. http://www.corelab.com/rm/irs/studies/GraniteWash.aspx
Criag, Kevin. PDC Technology Redefines Standards. Hart’s E&P, February 1, 2009. http://www.epmag.com/Magazine/2009/2/item28635.php
Dar, Vinod. The Granite Wash: An Emerging Tight Sands Natural Gas Play in the U.S. January 06, 2010
Emerson, Brent. Multilaterals Lower Development Costs In Challenging Gas Plays. Hart’s E&P, September 1, 2009. http://www.epmag.com/Magazine/2009/9/item44540.php
Forest Oil. Granite Wash – Greater Buffalo Wallow Area. July 28, 2009
http://www.forestoil.com/downloads/present_bw_granite_wash_update.pdf
Fox, Eric. What The Heck Is The Granite Wash? May 13, 2009.
Henry, Mitchell, E.; Hester, Timothy C. U.S.G.S. Anadarko Basin Province (058). http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov58/text/prov58.pdf
Horizontal Drilling Of Deep Granite Wash Reservoirs In The Anadarko Basin Of Oklahoma And Texas
http://www.tulsageology.org/documents/GS-1001.pdf
IHS. Mid Continent Top Plays and Trends Summer NAPE Houston, August 26, 2008 http://energy.ihs.com/NR/rdonlyres/935C6ACB-F323-4B30-BB6B-EEE7A012340B/0/f12trammelmidconttrendssnape.pdf
Ingram, Stephen; Rothkopf, Brian, Paterniti, Issac. Buffalo Wallow Field Study For: Oklahoma Geological Survey.
http://www.ogs.ou.edu/GraniteWash/Buffalo%20Wallow%20Field.pdf
Powers, Bill. The Natural Gas Crisis of 2011, Powers Energy Investor, January 6, 2010. http://www.pinnacledigest.com/blog/stargazer/natural-gas-crisis-2011
Shale Plays: Not The Only Game In Town : Meet the Granite Wash. Aug 13, 2009 http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Shale-Plays-Not-The-Only-Game-In-Town-FST-NFX-DVN0813.aspx
Shute, Toby. Forget Shale; Watch the Wash. January 14, 2010. http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2010/01/14/forget-shale-watch-the-wash.aspx
Sinor, Allen. Quantec PDC Sets Worldwide Standard. Hart’s E&P, February 1, 2009. http://www.epmag.com/Magazine/2009/2/item28637.php
Haynesville Shale
CHK, nine other independents rush to Haynesville Shale. May 4, 2008. http://www.plsx.com/news_archives/newsevent.php?newsid=8686&newstype=3&position=8.
Haynesville Shale could play a big role in industry.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/BUSINESS/804200330/1046
Northwest Louisiana natural gas site gets attention. http://www.tulsaworld.com/common/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleID=20080513_49_E4_spancl511097
NETL. Basin Analysis and Petroleum System Characterization and Modeling, Interior Salt Basins, Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/Petroleum/projects/EP/Explor_Tech/15395UofAL.htm. DE-FC26-03NT15395.
Sullivan, John A. Cubic Spuds Southern Haynesville Acreage Test. Oil and Gas Investor, June 3, 2008. http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Headlines/WebJune/item2697.php
The Haynesville Shale: The E&Ps Should Start Pricing In Optionality. JP Morgan,13 March 2008.
http://stockreportcard.com/pdf/haynesville_shale_jp_morgan_analysis.pdf
Thibodeaus, Anna. Boom, or bust? May 19, 2008. http://www.businessreport.com/news/2008/may/19/boom-or-bust-indt1/
Toon, Steve. Chesapeake Hits 500K Haynesville Acres, Going For More. Oil and Gas Investor, June 6, 2008. http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Headlines/WebJune/item2791.php
Turk, Leslie. The Shale Games. May 14, 2008. http://www.theind.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2492&Itemid=74
Wellborn, Vickie. Northwest Louisiana natural gas site gets attention. 5/13/2008. http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080513_49_E4_spancl511097
Welborn, Vickie. Rush on to tap northwestern La. gas field. May 2, 2008. http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/NEWS01/805070364
Horn River
Adams, Chris; Walsh, Warren; Lee, Cassandra; Kerr, Ben. Summary of Shale Gas Activity in British Columbia. Petroleum Geology Open File Report 2006-01. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/dl/oilgas/uncog/Shale_Gas_Activity_Summary_PGOF_2006_01.pdf
Adams, Chris; McPhail, Sara; Walsh, Warren. Summary Of Shale Gas Activity In Northeast British Columbia 2007. Petroleum Geology Open File 2007-1. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/OG/oilandgas/petroleumgeology/UnconventionalOilAndGas/Documents/Summary%20of%20Shale%20Gas%20Activity%20in%20Northeast%20BC%202007.pdf
Dawning of a New Era: The Outlook for Western Canadian Gas Supply and Exports. PIRA, July 2008.http://www.pira.com/ClientServices/NAGasRegSupply3Prospectus.pdf
Exploration Assessment Of Deep Devonian Gas Plays, Northeastern British Columbia. For British Columbia Ministry of Energy and MinesResource Development Division New Ventures Branch. May, 2003. http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/dl/oilgas/cog/DEEP/Report/DeepGas_Report.pdf
Finding Horn River’s Muskwa Shale. Horn River News. July 8, 2008. http://hornriver.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/finding-hornrivers-muskwa-shale/
Griffin, D.L. The Devonian Slave Point, Beaverhill Lake, and Muskwa Formations of Northeastern British Columbia and Adjacent Areas. British Columbia. Department Of Mines And Petroleum Resources, Bulletin 50, 1965.
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/GSBPubs/Bulletin/Bull50/Bulletin_050-The_Devonian_Slave_Point.pdf
Healing, Dan. Royalties put Alberta’s Economics behind B.C. Calgary Herald, August 30, 2008.
Montney, Horn River Basin & Much More. Energy Processing Canada, May 1, 2008. http://www.allbusiness.com/energy-utilities/oilgas-industry-oil-processing/11463091-1.html
Park, Gary. B.C. eats into Alberta gas dominance. Petroleum News, V. 13, N. 36, September 7, 2008.
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/99164843.shtml
Park, Gary. B.C. shales yield ‘very high’ reserves. Petroleum News, V. 13, N. 36, September 7, 2008.
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/319126534.shtml
Petroleum Resource Assessment Of The Liard Plateau, Yukon Territory, Canada. National Energy Board for Energy Resources Branch. February 2001. http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/oilandgas/pdf/ra_liardplateau.pdf
Polczer, Shaun. B.C. rakes in cash for Horn River. Calgary Herald, June 20, 2008.
Shale Gas Activity Horn River Basin, British Columbia.
USGS. Keg River Gas Assessment Unit 52430101. http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/WEcont/regions/reg5/P5/tps/AU/au524311.pdf
Marcellus Shale
Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from the Marcellus Shale. By Daniel J. Soeder1 and William M. Kappel. Fact Sheet 2009–3032. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3032/pdf/FS2009-3032.pdf
Geology of the Marcellus Shale. West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey. Powerpoint
http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/datastat/WVGES_GeologyMarcellusShale.pdf
Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale
Authors: J. Daniel Arthur, P.E., ALL Consulting; Brian Bohm, P.G., ALL Consulting; Mark Layne, Ph.D., P.E., ALL Consulting. http://wvsoro.org/resources/marcellus/GWPCMarcellusShaleFracArticle.pdf
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Mineral Resources
DRAFT Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement On The Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program. September 2009. http://www.scribd.com/doc/20488899/New-York-State-Department-of-Environmental-Conservation-Division-of-Mineral
Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale.
Authors: J. Daniel Arthur, P.E., ALL Consulting; Brian Bohm, P. Presented at The Ground Water Protection Council 2008 Annual Forum Cincinnati, Ohio September 21-24, 2008.
http://all-llc.com/publicdownloads/GWPCMarcellusFinal.pdf
Arthur, Daniel J.; Boh, Brian; Layne, Mark. Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale. http://www.wvsoro.org/resources/marcellus/GWPCMarcellusShaleFracArticle.pdf
Bailey, Alan. Could Devonian Shales Deep under the Appalachians Supply Trillions of Cubic Feet of Auch Needed Natural Gas for the U.S.? Petroleum News, V. 13, N. 4, January 27, 2008. http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/246893563.shtml
The Depositional Setting of The Marcellus Black Shale. http://www.wvsoro.org/resources/marcellus/RamsayBarrett-Shale.pdf
DeFotis, Dimitra. Marcellus Shale: A Million Acres of Paydirt? Dow Jones Newswires, June 15, 2009. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=77201
Drilling & Developing the Marcellus Shale. Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania. May 2008. http://www.eesi.psu.edu/news_events/EarthTalks/2009Spring/materials2009spr/DrillingAndDevelopingTheMarcellusShaleIOGA.pdf
Drilling for Dollars: The Rush for Gas in Sullivan County. Times Herald-Record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS58
Engelder, Terry; Lash, Gary G. Marcellus Shale Play’s Vast Resource Potential Creating Stir In Appalachia. http://www.eesi.psu.edu/news_events/EarthTalks/2009Spring/materials2009spr/EngelderLash08OGRept.pdf
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Niobrara Shale
Eresman, Randy. FirstEnergy/Societe Generale Canadian Energy Conference. New York, NY, March 12, 2009. http://www.rationalinvesting.com/present/ECA.pdf
Finn, T.M.; Johnson, R.C. Niobrara Total Petroleum System (503703) in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Chapter 6. U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-69-D, Version 1.0, 31 p. [CD-ROM]. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-d/REPORTS/69_D_CH_6.pdf
Pollastro, R.M. Upper Cretaceous Niobrara fractured calcareous shale oil Park Basins Province (038) U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-30, Release 2, one CD-ROM. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov38/text/prov38.pdf
Producing Gas From Shales. http://www.geoexpro.com/sfiles/4/13/5/file/gasfromshales.pdf
Type Locality: Not designated. Named from Niobrara River where forms cliffs near mouth, along Missouri River, Knox Co., NE (Meek and Hayden, 1862). http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/NewUnits/unit_9529.html
USGS Powder River. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov33/text/prov33.pdf
Wandrey, Craig J.; Barker, Charles E. Park Basins Province (038), With a section on Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Fractured Calcareous Shale Oil. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov38/text/prov38.pdf
Piceance/Unita
2006 Annual Water Sampling Report Battlement Mesa Area, Garfield County, Colorado.
Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Uinta-Piceance Province of Colorado and Utah, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 026-02. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0026-02/fs-0026-02.pdf
Baseline and 2005 Annual Water Sampling Report Battlement Mesa Area, Garfield County, CO.
Hettinger, R. D.; Kirschbaum, Mark A. Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale (Upper Part) and Mesaverde Group in the Southern Part of the Uinta and Piceance Basins, Utah and Colorado. Chapter 12 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in theUinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado. By USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/REPORTS/Chapter_12.pdf
Nelson, Philip H. A Review of the Multiwell Experiment, Williams Fork and Iles Formations, Garfield County, Colorado. Chapter 15 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in theUinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado. By USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/REPORTS/Chapter_15.pdf
Notice To Operators Drilling Mesaverde Group Or Deeper Wells In The Mamm Creek Field Areain Garfield County Well Cementing Procedure And Reporting Requirements. July 23, 2004 revised February 9, 2007. http://oil-gas.state.co.us/RR_Docs/Policies/Mamm%20Creek%20Drilling.pdf
U.S.G.S. National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project: Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado. Version 1.0 http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/
U.S.G.S. Executive Summary—Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Uinta-Piceance Province of Utah and Colorado, 2002. Chapter 1 of Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in theUinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–B. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/REPORTS/Chapter_1.pdf
U.S.G.S. Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado. By USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team. U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–B. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/chapters.html
Vasconcelos, Ivan; Grechka, Vladimir. Seismic characterization of multiple fracture sets at Rulison Field, Colorado. http://www.cwp.mines.edu/Abstracts/SEG06/ivan_rulison.pdf
Pinedale/Jonah
DuBois, Dean P.; Wynne, Peter J.; Smagala, Thomas M.; Johnson, Jeffrey L.; Engler, Keith D.; McBride, Bary C. Geology of Jonah Field. http://www.cspg.org/conventions/abstracts/2003abstracts/245S0130.pdf
Finn, Thomas M.; Johnson, Roanld C.; Roberts, Stephen B. The Mesaverde–Lance–Fort Union Composite Total Petroleum System. Southwestern Wyoming Province. Assessment Results, Chapter 10. http://geology.cr.usgs.gov/energy/noga/dds-69d/REPORTS/69_D_CH_10.pdf
Jonah Field. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Field
Jonah Infill Drilling Project. BLM Pinedale Office. http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/pfodocs/jonah.html
Lessons from Jonah The Big Fish That Swallowed the Upper Green? April 10, 2006. http://www.uppergreen.org/library/docs/Jonah_factsheet.pdf
Roberts, Stephen B. Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources in the Lance–Fort Union Composite Total Petroleum System, Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado. Chapter 11. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-d/REPORTS/69_D_CH_11.pdf
Woodford Shale
Brown, David. Big Potential Boosts the Woodford. AAPG Explorer, July 2008. http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2008/07jul/woodford.cfm
Boyd, Dan T. Oklahoma 2008 Drilling Highlights. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/2008-DrillingHighlights.pdf
Cardott, Brian J. Overview of Unconventional Energy Resources of Oklahoma. Presented at OGS Conference on Unconventional Energy Resources in the Southern Midcontinent. in Oklahoma City on March 9, 2004. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/fossilfuels/coalpdfs/UnconventionalPresentation.pdf
Cardott, Brian J. Overview of Woodford Gas-Shale Play in Oklahoma. May 2007. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/WoodfordOverview.pdf
Cardott, Brian J. Woodford Gas-Shale Play Update (2008 AAPG Poster). http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/AAPG08woodford.pdf
Cardott, Brian J. Thermal Maturity of Woodford Shale (2008 Conference Poster). http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/Cardott_WoodfordPosters08x.pdf
Forgotson, James M. Distribution and Properties of Shale Gas in the Arkoma Basin. December 5, 2006. http://www.rpsea.org/forums/shale_forgotson.pdf
Grieser, Bill. Caney Shale Oklahoma’s Shale Challenge. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pdf/GSGrieserS.pdf
Mitchell, E. Henry; Hester, Timothy C. Southern Oklahoma Province (061). U.S.G.S. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov61/text/prov61.pdf
Perry, William J. Jr. Arkoma Basin Province (062). U.S.G. S. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov62/text/prov62.pdf
Pickett A. Oklahoma Shales May Prove Look Alike. http://www.captuity.com/oklahoma_shales_may_prove_look-alike
Valko, Peter P. First Crisman Report on Shale Gas in the Arkoma Basin. August, 2008
http://www.pe.tamu.edu/valko/public_html/course_material/2008oct14sem/semsupp/ppt/FirstArkoma.pdf
Woodford Shale and Caney Shale Reservoir Property Analysis Report. http://www.ogs.ou.edu/fossilfuels/pdf/Ascent_Energy_Gas_Shale_Report.pdf
Utica Shale
Dolton, G. L. Michigan Basin Province (063) U.S.G.S. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov63/text/prov63.pdf
Four million acres under permit Junex Exploration strategy in Quebec. NAPE International Forum, Houston, Texas, January 2005. http://energy.ihs.com/NR/rdonlyres/5A4843BD-0B25-4AA7-8BC7-AF31C4DD42CE/0/junex_ang.pdf
Nyahay, Richard etal. Update on Regional Assessment of Gas Potential in the Devonian Marcellus and Ordovician Utica Shales of New York. Search and Discovery Article #10136 (2007). Posted October 1, 2007. http://www.searchanddiscovery.net/documents/2007/07101nyahay/index.htm
Ryder, R. T. Appalachian Basin Province (067). U.S.G.S. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov67/text/prov67.pdf
Ryder, R. T. Cincinnati Arch Province (066) U.S.G.S. http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga95/prov66/text/prov66.pdf
Ryder, Etal. Evidence for Cambrian Petroleum Source Rocks in the Rome Trough of West Virginia and Kentucky, Appalachian Basin. U.S.G.S. Open-File Report 2005-1443. Published 2005. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1443/
U.S.G.S. National Assessment of Oil and Gas Fact Sheet. Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Appalachian Basin Province, 2002. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-009-03/FS-009-03-508.pdf
U.S.G.S. Appalachian Basin, Province 5067 (Province 67)
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