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 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/natural_gas_1998_issues_trends/pdf/chapter3.pdf 

 

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.

http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/FutureSupply/MethaneHydrates/interagency/interagency.htm 

 

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. 

http://www.barnettshalenews.com/documents/Marcellus%20-%20What%20We've%20Learned%20in%20the%20Barnett.pdf 

 

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. 

http://www.wwgeochem.com/resources/Jarvie+et+al.+2007+AAPG+Bulletin+-+Unconventional+shale-gas+systems.pdf

 

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. 

http://www.barnettshalenews.com/documents/2009TAEPExpo/Recent%20Developments%20in%20the%20Barnett%20Shale.pdf

 

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.

http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?k=28834&id=e8d57969-0078-41b0-a8d5-df4dccf664d3

 

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

http://seekingalpha.com/article/181187-the-granite-wash-an-emerging-tight-sands-natural-gas-play-in-the-u-s

 

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.

http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/what-the-heck-is-the-granite-wash-fst-sm-xec-pva0513.aspx?partner=aol

 

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.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=055b47a0-d056-4180-b4b1-5c98ea8878b3

 

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.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=11de6ff6-a557-4e3a-86f9-0d34dcca29c2

 

Shale Gas Activity Horn River Basin, British Columbia.

http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/subwebs/oilandgas/petroleum_geology/uncog/maps/July16-Activity-ExpSchemesMap.pdf

 

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

 

 

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. 

http://www.cogcc.state.co.us/Library/PiceanceBasin/Baseline2006/PRESCO%202006%20Annual%20Water%20Quality%20Report%20FINAL%20040507.pdf 

 

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. 

http://www.cogcc.state.co.us/Library/PiceanceBasin/PRESCO%20Gas%20Well%20Drilling%20Monitoring%20Report%20Final%20Binder%20071406.pdf 

 

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)

http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/noga/broker.jsp?theProvince=67&thePage=play&theServlet=NogaNewPlayResultsServ