New drilling techniques make it possible to extract natural gas from deep shale rock formations. The advances mean the United States has more abundant natural gas resources than previously believed.

By combining and super-charging old oil field technologies, U.S. energy industry innovators unlocked the natural gas found in deep shale rock--paving the way for a rush on Pennsylvania.

About 15% of Canadian gas production in 2012 was from shale, according to the EIA, as compared to 39% in the U.S. Total current production of shale gas in Canada is about 3 Bcf/d.

Shale gas, which is often found with shale oil but is also produced on its own, is natural gas similarly trapped in tiny pockets diffused through the rock formation. Because the oil and gas are ...

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock formation that is used to produce oil and gas. It is generally less economical than conventional crude oil.

Given that the pore space in shale rock is predominantly sub-micron, ... Shale has become an important source of natural gas and oil for U.S. consumers and industry, ...

Impact of unrecovered shale gas reserve on methane emissions from abandoned shale gas wells. Science of The Total Environment , 2024; 913: 169750 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169750 Cite This Page : ...

Shale has complex chemical and physical characteristics that make fluid flow through rock extremely complex and difficult to both measure and model. Researchers are now building new tools to ...

The formation is five times the size of the bountiful Barnett Shale in Texas. The success at Renz Well No. 1, and subsequent industry successes, helped to spark the Shale Revolution in the United ...