Deep, water-free gas potential is upside to New Albany shale play
- Hamilton-Smith LLC, Lexington, KY (United States)
The New Albany shale of the Illinois basin contains major accumulations of Devonian shale gas, comparable both to the Antrim shale of the Michigan basin and the Ohio shale of the Appalachian basin. The size of the resource originally assessed at 61 tcf has recently been increased to between 323 tcf and 528 tcf. According to the 1995 US Geological Survey appraisal, New Albany shale gas represents 52% of the undiscovered oil and gas reserves of the Illinois basin, with another 45% attributed to coalbed methane. New Albany shale gas has been developed episodically for over 140 years, resulting in production from some 40 fields in western Kentucky, 20 fields in southern Indiana, and at least 1 field in southern Illinois. The paper describes two different plays identified by a GRI study and prospective areas.
- OSTI ID:
- 580814
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 96, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: 16 Feb 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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