MAP: Shale Gas In The US

The discovery of abundant, low-cost natural gas formations in shale rock is having profound implications throughout the oil and gas industry. In the U.S., shale gas production has expanded from virtually nothing in 2005 to about 10 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2009, constituting nearly one-fifth of total natural gas production in the lower 48 states. At the current rate of growth, shale gas production could easily double within the next five years, particularly as the industry continues to find new shale gas areas, otherwise known as shale plays.

Exploration and production (E&P) companies are actively drilling the shale plays, and moving gas rigs out of the more conventional areas in the Midcontinent, the Permian basin, southern Texas, and the Rockies.

This map details the major shale plays in the US, the biggest being the Marcellus Shale Play in the Appalachians (click to enlarge):

SOURCE:
Research Recap: “The Risks and Rewards of Natural Gas Production from Shale”

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