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Anatomy of Marcellus Shale

HARTENERGY ANATOMY OF MARCELLUS SHALE THE BASICS Marcellus Shale is a formation of black shale that covers 95,000 square miles underground from West Virginia and Ohio to Pennsylvania and New York. [112] The shale formation is carbonaceous and might contain pyrite concentrations and limestone beds, [3) It's estimated that the Marcellus Shale could contain about 489 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 2) This shale might be 2 the 2nd-largest natural gas field in the world. [4) Its depth ranges from breaking the surface to resting more than 7,000 feet underground. 2) . Its average thickness is 50 feet to 200 feet. (1) It gets its name from a surface exposure located near the village of Marcellus in New York. [7) FORMATION AND DISCOVERY In general, shale is made of fine-grained to clay-like sediments that have been When the Marcellus Shale formed, organic material lay within the deposited mud. As pressure and heat turned the mud into shale, it also turned the organic material into natural gas. [5] compressed. [5) Range Resources engineers discovered the Marcellus Companies began taking leases out for mineral rights in order to access the gas. [6) natural gas in 2004. [6] PRODUCTION The Marcellus Shale is still in its early phases of development. 181 It's expected to dominate the gas market in the areas of New York, New Jersey, and and meet most of the demand in the region. 19] ansylvania Different characteristics play into the commercial potential of shale: Depth 171 Drilling is expected to be focused on areas where Marcellus Shale is more than 2,000 feet deep. [2] Thermal Maturity (7) The Marcellus Shale contains both dry gas and wet gas. • In southwestern Pennsylvania, there's wet gas. • In northeastern Pennsylvania, the gas is dry. Permeability 171 Hydraulic fracturing works to create and hold open little fractures in the shale, which serve as pathways for the gas. [5] Porosity (71 Marcellus Shale contains pyrite, which provides natural pathways not usually present in "tight shales." (5] Relationship of fractures to productivity(7] Mountain building has caused a lot of fracturing in Marcellus Shale. [5] Natural gas is retrieved from impermeable shale through the use of: Horizontal drilling 21 Wells are drilled down to a depth above the formation. The well is curved so the hole is drilled horizontally. Drilling occurs through the rock for several thousand feet. Hydraulic fracturing 121 A majority of the Marcellus Shale will be exposed to this method. 主 主 Fluid and propping material (Like sand) are pumped down the well in multiple stages to create fractures in the rock. CONCLUSION The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to access the large volumes of energy resources contained in the Marcellus Shale. The great potential of the shale as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and for natural gas liquids, has inspired widespread exploration and production across the area. Sources HARTENERGY [1] http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf [2] http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html [3] http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/docrec/pdoc1724.pdf [4] http://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MSC_Fast_Facts_Large.pdf [5] http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=92387/352042 [6] http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0809/companies-energy-range-resources-bp-gas-blowout-bene ficiary.html [7] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Exploration-Production-Industry-News/Marcellus-Shale_43149 [8] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/OGI-Magazine/The-Shale-Revolution-Marches-On_89479?ch=mor e-title [9] http://www.ugcenter.com/US-Shales/Made-the-USA-Abundant-Shale-Gas-Emerging-LNG-Export-Rival _93575 HARTENERGY ANATOMY OF MARCELLUS SHALE THE BASICS Marcellus Shale is a formation of black shale that covers 95,000 square miles underground from West Virginia and Ohio to Pennsylvania and New York. [112] The shale formation is carbonaceous and might contain pyrite concentrations and limestone beds, [3) It's estimated that the Marcellus Shale could contain about 489 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 2) This shale might be 2 the 2nd-largest natural gas field in the world. [4) Its depth ranges from breaking the surface to resting more than 7,000 feet underground. 2) . Its average thickness is 50 feet to 200 feet. (1) It gets its name from a surface exposure located near the village of Marcellus in New York. [7) FORMATION AND DISCOVERY In general, shale is made of fine-grained to clay-like sediments that have been When the Marcellus Shale formed, organic material lay within the deposited mud. As pressure and heat turned the mud into shale, it also turned the organic material into natural gas. [5] compressed. [5) Range Resources engineers discovered the Marcellus Companies began taking leases out for mineral rights in order to access the gas. [6) natural gas in 2004. [6] PRODUCTION The Marcellus Shale is still in its early phases of development. 181 It's expected to dominate the gas market in the areas of New York, New Jersey, and and meet most of the demand in the region. 19] ansylvania Different characteristics play into the commercial potential of shale: Depth 171 Drilling is expected to be focused on areas where Marcellus Shale is more than 2,000 feet deep. [2] Thermal Maturity (7) The Marcellus Shale contains both dry gas and wet gas. • In southwestern Pennsylvania, there's wet gas. • In northeastern Pennsylvania, the gas is dry. Permeability 171 Hydraulic fracturing works to create and hold open little fractures in the shale, which serve as pathways for the gas. [5] Porosity (71 Marcellus Shale contains pyrite, which provides natural pathways not usually present in "tight shales." (5] Relationship of fractures to productivity(7] Mountain building has caused a lot of fracturing in Marcellus Shale. [5] Natural gas is retrieved from impermeable shale through the use of: Horizontal drilling 21 Wells are drilled down to a depth above the formation. The well is curved so the hole is drilled horizontally. Drilling occurs through the rock for several thousand feet. Hydraulic fracturing 121 A majority of the Marcellus Shale will be exposed to this method. 主 主 Fluid and propping material (Like sand) are pumped down the well in multiple stages to create fractures in the rock. CONCLUSION The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to access the large volumes of energy resources contained in the Marcellus Shale. The great potential of the shale as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and for natural gas liquids, has inspired widespread exploration and production across the area. Sources HARTENERGY [1] http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf [2] http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html [3] http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/docrec/pdoc1724.pdf [4] http://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MSC_Fast_Facts_Large.pdf [5] http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=92387/352042 [6] http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0809/companies-energy-range-resources-bp-gas-blowout-bene ficiary.html [7] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Exploration-Production-Industry-News/Marcellus-Shale_43149 [8] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/OGI-Magazine/The-Shale-Revolution-Marches-On_89479?ch=mor e-title [9] http://www.ugcenter.com/US-Shales/Made-the-USA-Abundant-Shale-Gas-Emerging-LNG-Export-Rival _93575 HARTENERGY ANATOMY OF MARCELLUS SHALE THE BASICS Marcellus Shale is a formation of black shale that covers 95,000 square miles underground from West Virginia and Ohio to Pennsylvania and New York. [112] The shale formation is carbonaceous and might contain pyrite concentrations and limestone beds, [3) It's estimated that the Marcellus Shale could contain about 489 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 2) This shale might be 2 the 2nd-largest natural gas field in the world. [4) Its depth ranges from breaking the surface to resting more than 7,000 feet underground. 2) . Its average thickness is 50 feet to 200 feet. (1) It gets its name from a surface exposure located near the village of Marcellus in New York. [7) FORMATION AND DISCOVERY In general, shale is made of fine-grained to clay-like sediments that have been When the Marcellus Shale formed, organic material lay within the deposited mud. As pressure and heat turned the mud into shale, it also turned the organic material into natural gas. [5] compressed. [5) Range Resources engineers discovered the Marcellus Companies began taking leases out for mineral rights in order to access the gas. [6) natural gas in 2004. [6] PRODUCTION The Marcellus Shale is still in its early phases of development. 181 It's expected to dominate the gas market in the areas of New York, New Jersey, and and meet most of the demand in the region. 19] ansylvania Different characteristics play into the commercial potential of shale: Depth 171 Drilling is expected to be focused on areas where Marcellus Shale is more than 2,000 feet deep. [2] Thermal Maturity (7) The Marcellus Shale contains both dry gas and wet gas. • In southwestern Pennsylvania, there's wet gas. • In northeastern Pennsylvania, the gas is dry. Permeability 171 Hydraulic fracturing works to create and hold open little fractures in the shale, which serve as pathways for the gas. [5] Porosity (71 Marcellus Shale contains pyrite, which provides natural pathways not usually present in "tight shales." (5] Relationship of fractures to productivity(7] Mountain building has caused a lot of fracturing in Marcellus Shale. [5] Natural gas is retrieved from impermeable shale through the use of: Horizontal drilling 21 Wells are drilled down to a depth above the formation. The well is curved so the hole is drilled horizontally. Drilling occurs through the rock for several thousand feet. Hydraulic fracturing 121 A majority of the Marcellus Shale will be exposed to this method. 主 主 Fluid and propping material (Like sand) are pumped down the well in multiple stages to create fractures in the rock. CONCLUSION The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to access the large volumes of energy resources contained in the Marcellus Shale. The great potential of the shale as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and for natural gas liquids, has inspired widespread exploration and production across the area. Sources HARTENERGY [1] http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf [2] http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html [3] http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/docrec/pdoc1724.pdf [4] http://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MSC_Fast_Facts_Large.pdf [5] http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=92387/352042 [6] http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0809/companies-energy-range-resources-bp-gas-blowout-bene ficiary.html [7] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Exploration-Production-Industry-News/Marcellus-Shale_43149 [8] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/OGI-Magazine/The-Shale-Revolution-Marches-On_89479?ch=mor e-title [9] http://www.ugcenter.com/US-Shales/Made-the-USA-Abundant-Shale-Gas-Emerging-LNG-Export-Rival _93575 HARTENERGY ANATOMY OF MARCELLUS SHALE THE BASICS Marcellus Shale is a formation of black shale that covers 95,000 square miles underground from West Virginia and Ohio to Pennsylvania and New York. [112] The shale formation is carbonaceous and might contain pyrite concentrations and limestone beds, [3) It's estimated that the Marcellus Shale could contain about 489 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 2) This shale might be 2 the 2nd-largest natural gas field in the world. [4) Its depth ranges from breaking the surface to resting more than 7,000 feet underground. 2) . Its average thickness is 50 feet to 200 feet. (1) It gets its name from a surface exposure located near the village of Marcellus in New York. [7) FORMATION AND DISCOVERY In general, shale is made of fine-grained to clay-like sediments that have been When the Marcellus Shale formed, organic material lay within the deposited mud. As pressure and heat turned the mud into shale, it also turned the organic material into natural gas. [5] compressed. [5) Range Resources engineers discovered the Marcellus Companies began taking leases out for mineral rights in order to access the gas. [6) natural gas in 2004. [6] PRODUCTION The Marcellus Shale is still in its early phases of development. 181 It's expected to dominate the gas market in the areas of New York, New Jersey, and and meet most of the demand in the region. 19] ansylvania Different characteristics play into the commercial potential of shale: Depth 171 Drilling is expected to be focused on areas where Marcellus Shale is more than 2,000 feet deep. [2] Thermal Maturity (7) The Marcellus Shale contains both dry gas and wet gas. • In southwestern Pennsylvania, there's wet gas. • In northeastern Pennsylvania, the gas is dry. Permeability 171 Hydraulic fracturing works to create and hold open little fractures in the shale, which serve as pathways for the gas. [5] Porosity (71 Marcellus Shale contains pyrite, which provides natural pathways not usually present in "tight shales." (5] Relationship of fractures to productivity(7] Mountain building has caused a lot of fracturing in Marcellus Shale. [5] Natural gas is retrieved from impermeable shale through the use of: Horizontal drilling 21 Wells are drilled down to a depth above the formation. The well is curved so the hole is drilled horizontally. Drilling occurs through the rock for several thousand feet. Hydraulic fracturing 121 A majority of the Marcellus Shale will be exposed to this method. 主 主 Fluid and propping material (Like sand) are pumped down the well in multiple stages to create fractures in the rock. CONCLUSION The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to access the large volumes of energy resources contained in the Marcellus Shale. The great potential of the shale as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and for natural gas liquids, has inspired widespread exploration and production across the area. Sources HARTENERGY [1] http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf [2] http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html [3] http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/docrec/pdoc1724.pdf [4] http://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MSC_Fast_Facts_Large.pdf [5] http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=92387/352042 [6] http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0809/companies-energy-range-resources-bp-gas-blowout-bene ficiary.html [7] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Exploration-Production-Industry-News/Marcellus-Shale_43149 [8] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/OGI-Magazine/The-Shale-Revolution-Marches-On_89479?ch=mor e-title [9] http://www.ugcenter.com/US-Shales/Made-the-USA-Abundant-Shale-Gas-Emerging-LNG-Export-Rival _93575 HARTENERGY ANATOMY OF MARCELLUS SHALE THE BASICS Marcellus Shale is a formation of black shale that covers 95,000 square miles underground from West Virginia and Ohio to Pennsylvania and New York. [112] The shale formation is carbonaceous and might contain pyrite concentrations and limestone beds, [3) It's estimated that the Marcellus Shale could contain about 489 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. 2) This shale might be 2 the 2nd-largest natural gas field in the world. [4) Its depth ranges from breaking the surface to resting more than 7,000 feet underground. 2) . Its average thickness is 50 feet to 200 feet. (1) It gets its name from a surface exposure located near the village of Marcellus in New York. [7) FORMATION AND DISCOVERY In general, shale is made of fine-grained to clay-like sediments that have been When the Marcellus Shale formed, organic material lay within the deposited mud. As pressure and heat turned the mud into shale, it also turned the organic material into natural gas. [5] compressed. [5) Range Resources engineers discovered the Marcellus Companies began taking leases out for mineral rights in order to access the gas. [6) natural gas in 2004. [6] PRODUCTION The Marcellus Shale is still in its early phases of development. 181 It's expected to dominate the gas market in the areas of New York, New Jersey, and and meet most of the demand in the region. 19] ansylvania Different characteristics play into the commercial potential of shale: Depth 171 Drilling is expected to be focused on areas where Marcellus Shale is more than 2,000 feet deep. [2] Thermal Maturity (7) The Marcellus Shale contains both dry gas and wet gas. • In southwestern Pennsylvania, there's wet gas. • In northeastern Pennsylvania, the gas is dry. Permeability 171 Hydraulic fracturing works to create and hold open little fractures in the shale, which serve as pathways for the gas. [5] Porosity (71 Marcellus Shale contains pyrite, which provides natural pathways not usually present in "tight shales." (5] Relationship of fractures to productivity(7] Mountain building has caused a lot of fracturing in Marcellus Shale. [5] Natural gas is retrieved from impermeable shale through the use of: Horizontal drilling 21 Wells are drilled down to a depth above the formation. The well is curved so the hole is drilled horizontally. Drilling occurs through the rock for several thousand feet. Hydraulic fracturing 121 A majority of the Marcellus Shale will be exposed to this method. 主 主 Fluid and propping material (Like sand) are pumped down the well in multiple stages to create fractures in the rock. CONCLUSION The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to access the large volumes of energy resources contained in the Marcellus Shale. The great potential of the shale as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and for natural gas liquids, has inspired widespread exploration and production across the area. Sources HARTENERGY [1] http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf [2] http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html [3] http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/docrec/pdoc1724.pdf [4] http://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MSC_Fast_Facts_Large.pdf [5] http://www.museumoftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=92387/352042 [6] http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0809/companies-energy-range-resources-bp-gas-blowout-bene ficiary.html [7] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/Exploration-Production-Industry-News/Marcellus-Shale_43149 [8] http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/OGI-Magazine/The-Shale-Revolution-Marches-On_89479?ch=mor e-title [9] http://www.ugcenter.com/US-Shales/Made-the-USA-Abundant-Shale-Gas-Emerging-LNG-Export-Rival _93575

Anatomy of Marcellus Shale

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The Marcellus Shale has great potential as a domestic energy source, for both natural gas and natural gas liquids. This infographic takes a look at how the shale was formed, some of its key characteri...

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