Shale gas revolution

Oilfield Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 40-55

  Alexander, Tam ^a   Baihly, Jason ^b   Boyer, Chuck ^b   Clark, Bill ^b   Waters, George ^b   Jochen, Valerie ^b   Le Calvez, Joël ^b   Lewis, Rick ^b   Miller, Camron K ^b   Thaeler, John ^c   Toelle, Brian E ^b  

^a Southwestern Energy Company   (Canada)

^b Denver CO ^*  (United States)

^c Southwestern Energy Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNETT SHALE; EXPLORATION COMPANY; HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; ORGANIC-RICH SHALES; SHALE GAS;

INDUSTRY;

SHALE;

EID: 84055189948     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

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