This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on the world factbook when no citation is given. According to the eia annual energy outlook 2011, the united states possesses 2,552. Shale gas is located in many parts of the united states. Geological survey has compiled a map of shalegas assessments in the united states that were completed by 2012 as part of the national assessment of oil and gas project. Energy information administration provides an interactive map showing the major tight oil and shale gas plays in the lower 48 states tight oil and shale gas are two of the main types of unconventional oil and gas resources, and played an important role in the early21stcentury resurgence in domestic production of oil beginning around 2009 and natural gas beginning around 2006. Overview of the production costs structure for shale gas wells thanks to technological progress, production costs of shale gas sources have reduced over the last years. Click around the map to see where energy companies are using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to force tightly trapped oil and gas from. Shale play to watch in 2018 by nick cunningham oct 19. Natural gas intelligence ngi, is a leading provider of natural gas, shale news and market information for the deregulated north american natural gas industry. Survey usgs oil and gas assessment in the san juan basin. Top 10 countries in terms of technically recoverable shale gas resources. Shale gas and oil plays, lower 48 states 6302016, pdf jpg.
We are aggressively expanding our global infrastructure to support new shale gas development outside of north america. Horizontal drilling began in the 1930s, and in 1947 a well was first fracked in the u. Ngis 2020 map of north american natural gas pipelines. Isopach map of sylvan shale in central and western oklahoma. In the us, we are active in the marcellus and utica gas plays in appalachia, the delaware basin portion of the permian play and a nonoperated position in the haynesville gas play. Interactive map of tight oil and shale gas plays in the contiguous united states. Geology, sequence stratigraphy, and oil and gas assessment.
Largely due to shale gas discoveries, estimated reserves of natural gas in. The following maps show the drilling history and oil and gas production of selected lowpermeability, continuoustype shale reservoirs. Shale plays by ron nickelson director global recruitment clover global solutions, lp eia map. This report assesses the undiscovered gas resources within the lewis shale tps in the san juan basin. Geological survey quantitatively estimated potential volumes of undiscovered gas within shale gas assessment units. North carolina shale gas baseline groundwater sampling project. Natural gas production from shale formations finegrained sedimentary rocks with relatively low permeability that can be rich sources of petroleum and natural gas is one of the most rapidlygrowing trends in u. Visiongain calculates that the 20 leading companies in shale gas in 2015 make up 78. Unconventional gas and oil in north america page 1 of 24 executive summary the shale revolution over the past decade, the united states and canada have experienced spectacular growth in the production of unconventional fossil fuels, notably shale gas and tight oil, thanks to technological innovations such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic. Shale oil february 20 3 shale oil could make the largest single contribution to total us oil production growth by 2020, with the proportion of production from conventional sources remaining relatively stable. Appalachian basin are shown in figure 3 bolyard, 1981. Natural gas is a major energy source around the world, accounting for 21 per cent of the worlds energy supply in 2010. Interactive map of tight oil and shale gas plays in the contiguous. Shale gas and oil plays, north america 592011, pdf jpg.
This third order condensed section has a maximum thickness of 100 ft. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production. The first well in the united states drilled specifically to produce natural gas tapped into a shale gas deposit in fredonia, new york in 1821. Using a geologybased assessment methodology, the u. Click around the map to see where energy companies are using hydraulic fracturing. Geological survey quantitatively estimated potential volumes of undiscovered gas within shalegas assessment units. Composition variety complicates processing plans for us. Geological survey has compiled a map of shale gas assessments in the united states that were completed by 2012 as part of the national assessment of oil and gas project. Selected geologic characteristics pertinent to occurrence of producible oil and gas resources are also shown when available. From microseismic to simulation a horn river case study o joint paper with cmg and nexen iptc14940 evaluation in data rich fayatteville shale gas plays integrating physicsbased reservoir simulations with data driven approaches for. Post carbon institute has an incredibly detailed and gorgeous. The permian basin of west texas is the largest concentration of new drilling activity in the united states. Led by new applications of hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling, development of new sources of shale gas has offset declines in production from conventional gas reservoirs, and has led to major increases in reserves of us natural gas. Geologic setting the lewis shale total petroleum system lies within the san juan basin in northwestern new mexico and southwestern colorado fig.
List of countries by natural gas proven reserves wikipedia. The above map tracks shale gas boom in the united states. Because of the very low permeability of these shales, however, conventional extraction using vertical wells proved not to be costeffective, as more easily exploited deposits were found elsewhere. According to ongc estimates, indias shale gas reserves range between 600 and 2,000 trillion cubic feet. World shale gas map map of 95 major basins in 42 countries. Organic rich facies in the lewis shale as an oil and gas. In the long term, we estimate that shale oil could displace around 35. The main difference between tight gas and shale gas, however, is that tight gas can be found in low permeability sedimentary rocks, such as sandstones, while shale gas rocks are usually impermeable 2 royal dutch shell plc. Map of basins with assessed shale oil and shale gas formations, as of may 20 source.
Discussion caney shale figure 2 shows 4,624 oklahoma shale gas and tight oil well completions 19392016 on a geologic provinces map of oklahoma. Outside of north america, we are also active in the vaca muerta shale play. Oil and gas maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library. Usgs map of assessed shale gas in the united states, 2012. Geological survey usgs south atlantic water science center is conducted an inventory of well records and baseline groundwaterquality sampling to better delineate areas of groundwater use and groundwaterquality characteristics prior to potential shale gas exploration in the triassic basins of lee and chatham counties, north carolina. Pdf shale gas development in the united states researchgate.
Much of the technology used in drilling and production of shale gas has been developed on this play. Map locations of the doe eastern gas shales project drill cores collected in the. Iran, russia, and qatar, which together held nearly half the worlds proven reserves. United states basins from eia and us geological survey usgs.
Energ nforma on administration based on data from various published studies. Energy information administration 395k united states shale gas and oil plays, lower 48 states large 2011 u. Estimating the risked shale gas and shale oil inplace. Geological survey has compiled a map of shalegas assessments in the. The first shale resource play in oklahoma was the mississippianage caney. Shale oil comprises more than a third of the onshore production of crude oil in the lower 48 states. Defining the prospective area for each shale gas and shale oil formation. Shale gas shale oil gboe gboe poland 25 3,3 france 23 4,7 romania 9 0,3 denmark 5 0 uk 4 0,7 netherlands 4 2,9 others 9 1 total 80 12,9 country. Based on data from bp, at the end of 2009, proved gas reserves were dominated by three countries.
Barnett, marcellus, fayetteville, new albany, antrim, and haynesville. Map of assessed shale gas in the united states, 2012 usgs. These estimates are uncertain given the relatively sparse data that currently exist. The gas reserve spread over 12,000 square km in the durgapur ranigunj area is the worlds third shale gas find. Shale gas and other sources of natural gas union of. Shale gas development in the united states shale formations across the u. Each of these five shale gas and shale oil resource assessment steps is further discussed below. Spe references csugspe 1pp shale gas modeling workflow. Faced with declining natural gas production, the federal government invested in many supply alternatives, including the. Shale gas is the term often used to describe both tight gas and shale gas resources. Shale gas was first extracted as a resource in fredonia, new york, in 1821, in shallow, lowpressure fractures. Natural gas, including shale gas from appalachian and illinois basins, is limited to use in cities close to wells. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production energy.
Pdfmarketed production of natural gas in the united states and the gulf of mexico, 2009. The database was originally restricted to shalegas wells. Water samples from 50 domestic wells located 1 km distal from shalegas wells in upland areas of the marcellus shale region were analyzed for chemical, isotopic, and groundwaterage tracers. Oil production in these 2 states started the year at record production after revisions, at over 620 thousand bod.
Maps and charts of oil and gas wells, monitor locations, and air quality information. Calculating the technically recoverable shale gas and shale oil resource. Which companies are the biggest shale players in the u. The successful pilot testing of firstever shale gas on surface will put india on shale gas map of the world. Technically recoverable shale oil and shale gas resources.
Barnett the barnett shale formation is the grandfather of shale gas plays. Interactive map of tight oil and shale gas plays in the. The original shale gas play, the one that kicked off the shale drilling bonanza a decade ago but then went into decline, is. Shale gas revolution1 karel janda and ivan kondratenko abstract this paper aims to analyze the possible shale gas development in context of energy security as based on the experience of shale revolution in the usa. Large volumes of gas and some oil have been produced from the formation. The term of production costs used in this paper refers to wellhead costs including capital costs. The duvernay shale is an emerging oil and liquidsrich formation in the western canada sedimentary basin that is thought to hold 443 tcf of natural gas, 11. United states shale gas and oil plays, lower 48 states small 2011 u. In some cases, this fast expansion has resulted in natural gas drilling and. World shale resources grow with reserves in new countries.
Shale gas in the united states is an available source of natural gas. S federal price controls on natural gas led to shortages in the 1970s. The asquith marker, in the lower lewis shale, is an organicrich shale easily recognizable on gr log. It focuses on updating research on shale gas, explaining its specifics, discussing the. Natural gas is an odourless, colourless gas, largely formed over millions of years underground.