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Ohio operators setting sights on objectives in Cambrian, Ordovician

Journal Article · · Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)
OSTI ID:5513969

Exploration for gas in rocks of Cambrian and Ordovician age is on the upswing as the Devonian Clinton and Medina tight gas sands play starts to wind down in the Ohio portion of the Appalachian basin. The area's intrepid independent operators refer to the objective formations as Ordovician Trempealeau dolomite, Rose Run sandstone, Copper Ridge dolomite, Knox dolomite, Beekmantown dolomite, and Cambrian Rome and Mount Simon sandstones. Rose Run drilling is centered in Coshocton, Holmes, and Tuscarawas counties. The formation underlies roughly the eastern half of the state and is the subject of a detailed geologic investigation.

OSTI ID:
5513969
Journal Information:
Oil and Gas Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA) Vol. 89:5; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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