Evaluation of Devonian shale potential in Eastern Kentucky/Tennessee

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6047478

To evaluate the potential of the Devonian shale as a source of natural gas, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has undertaken the Eastern Gas Shales Project (EGSP). The EGSP is designed not only to identify the resource, but also to test improved methods of inducing permeability to facilitate gas drainage, collection, and production. The ultimate goal of this project is to increase the production of gas from the eastern shales through advanced exploration and exploitation techniques. The purpose of this report is to inform the general public and interested oil and gas operators about EGSP results as they pertain to the Devonian gas shales of the Appalachian basin in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. Geologic data and interpretations are summarized, and areas where the accumulation of gas may be large enough to justify commercial production are outlined.

• Research Organization: Tetra Tech, Inc., Columbus, OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-79MC10389
• OSTI ID: 6047478
• Report Number(s): DOE/METC-121; ON: DE82001164
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BLACK SHALES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHATTANOOGA FORMATION
CHEMISTRY
DEVONIAN PERIOD
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLORATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAMMA LOGGING
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
GEOLOGY
KENTUCKY
MATERIALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SHALES
PALEOZOIC ERA
RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
RESOURCES
SOUTHEAST REGION
STRATIGRAPHY
SURVEYS
TENNESSEE
USA
WELL LOGGING