Utica Shale - The Natural Gas Giant Below the Marcellus - Geology.com
WEBNow, just a few years later, the Marcellus Shale has become one of the world's largest natural gas fields, and the Utica Shale - located a few thousand feet below the Marcellus - has become a new drilling target.
Operators Gearing Up To Test Utica Shale Formation Resource …
WEB3 days ago · But lurking 2,000 to 7,000 feet beneath the massive Marcellus formation is an even more dominant geologic feature: the Utica Shale, an Ordovician-age formation that is thicker and much more geographically expansive than even the Marcellus.
USGS Estimates 214 trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in …
WEBOct 3, 2019 · The Marcellus Shale and Point Pleasant-Utica Shale formations of the Appalachian Basin contain an estimated mean of 214 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable continuous resources of natural gas, according to …
Marcellus Formation - Wikipedia
WEBThe Marcellus Formation or the Marcellus Shale is a Middle Devonian age unit of sedimentary rock found in eastern North America. Named for a distinctive outcrop near the village of Marcellus, New York, in the United States, [3] it extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin. [4][5][6]
Appalachian Basin Oil and Gas Assessments | U.S. Geological Survey
WEBJan 1, 2024 · The USGS has conducted numerous assessments of undiscovered oil and gas in the Appalachian Basin, including studies of the Marcellus Shale. The region extends from Alabama to Maine.
Utica Shale - Wikipedia
WEBThe Utica Shale underlies the Lorraine Group and overlies the Trenton Group limestone and the Canajoharie shale in the Mohawk River valley. The Utica Shale is divided into the Nowadaga Zone, Loyal Creek Zone and Holland Patent Zone. [1] It lies a few thousand feet under the Marcellus Shale.
Shale natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin sets …
WEBSep 1, 2021 · The Appalachian Basin contains two shale formations, Marcellus and Utica, which accounted for 34% of all U.S. dry natural gas production in the first half of 2021.
Basin Basics: Appalachia Offers More Than Gas | Seeking Alpha
WEB4 days ago · Appalachia is known for natural gas production, mainly from the Marcellus shale - the largest US natural gas basin. It also includes the Utica shale which offers an emerging oil opportunity.
WEBThe “new” Marcellus shale play began in 2003, when Range Resources drilled a well through the Marcellus down to the Lower Silurian in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Targeted reservoirs were not productive, but the Marcellus showed promise and was successfully completed in 2004.
Spotlight on Marcellus: Prolific Gas Play Keeps Rolling as Caution ...
WEBMarcellus and Utica shale plays together represent are one of the largest and most highly concentrated U.S. natural gas resources. The plays are geologically placed in such a way that the Utica shale lies beneath the Marcellus shale in some states.
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