Unconventional natural gas resources in Pennsylvania: The backstory of the modern Marcellus Shale play

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-257

  Carter, Kristin M ^a   Harper, John A ^a   Schmid, Katherine W ^a   Kostelnik, Jaime ^b  

^a Pennsylvania Geological Survey   (United States)

^b Weatherford Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNETT SHALE; DRILLING ACTIVITY; ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION; GAS RESERVOIR; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; PENNSYLVANIA; PRODUCTION DATA; SHALE GAS; SOURCE ROCKS; TECHNIQUES USED; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS; WASHINGTON;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WELL COMPLETION;

SHALE;

DRILLING; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84865511545     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.09281111008     Document Type: Review

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