Diverse gas plays lurk in gas resource pyramid

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 123-130

  Kuuskraa, Vello A ^a   Schmoker, James W ^b   Dyman, Thaddeus S ^b  

^a Advanced Resources International Inc   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; SHALE;

NATURAL GAS RESOURCE PYRAMID;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 0032496569     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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