Journal of Research and Development
Open Access
ISSN: 2311-3278
ISSN: 2311-3278
USA
Extended Abstract
Petroleum Congress 2018: The successful development of shale gas and tight oil resources in North America-Daniel J Soeder-South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Author(s): Daniel J Soeder
The hydrocarbon resource of shale gas and tight oil have had a significant effect on North American energy supplies over the previous decade. The production of supposed unconventional flammable gas from US and Canadian shale has saturated North American gas markets, supported Canada's exports and transformed the US into a net exporter of natural gas. Tight oil from the Bakken Shale has made North Dakota the second biggest oil delivering state in the US, trailing just Texas, which keeps up the lead position as a result of similarly productive fluids production from the hawk ford shale and .. View More»