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North Carolina, better known for coal deposits and mining, also has prospective source rocks, seals, reservoirs and traps necessary for petroleum accumulation. Geologists with the North Carolina Geological Survey have identified shale deposits in Lee, Chatham, Moore, Montgomery, Richmond and Anson counties. In total, about 154,000 acres across North Carolina are prospective for shale or tight-gas ...