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Shale gas in Europe. A new unconventional gas resource as for North America?; Shale Gas in Europa. Eine neue unkonventionelle Gasressource wie in Nordamerika?

Abstract

Shale Gas is an unconventional gas resource. Currently, about 5-6 % of the domestic gas produced in the US comes from fine-grained Paleozoic sediments which are thick and rich in organic matter. Today, nearly all wells in shale gas targets are being drilled horizontally and fracture stimulated due to the low matrix permeability of shale. Increasing prices for fossil fuels and tax credits led to an intensified exploration and production of shale gas in the US. In Europe shale gas exploration is still in its infancy. However, European sedimentary basins offer the potential for shale gas occurrence as thick, organic matter-rich sediments occur in nearly all Phanerozoic strata. Even so there is little knowledge about the factors controlling shale gas generation in European basins. However, these factors may differ from those controlling shale gas occurrence in the US. (orig.)
Authors:
Schulz, Hans-Martin; Horsfield, Brian [1] 
  1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungszentrum (GFZ), Potsdam (Germany). Organische Geochemie
Publication Date:
Feb 15, 2009
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Erdoel Erdgas Kohle; Journal Volume: 125; Journal Issue: 2
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 58 GEOSCIENCES; EUROPE; EXPLORATION; NATURAL GAS; NORTH AMERICA; RESOURCES; SHALE GAS
OSTI ID:
21154709
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
German
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0179-3187; EEKOEY; TRN: DE09G3856
Submitting Site:
DE
Size:
page(s) 50-55
Announcement Date:
May 14, 2009

Citation Formats

Schulz, Hans-Martin, and Horsfield, Brian. Shale gas in Europe. A new unconventional gas resource as for North America?; Shale Gas in Europa. Eine neue unkonventionelle Gasressource wie in Nordamerika?. Germany: N. p., 2009. Web.
Schulz, Hans-Martin, & Horsfield, Brian. Shale gas in Europe. A new unconventional gas resource as for North America?; Shale Gas in Europa. Eine neue unkonventionelle Gasressource wie in Nordamerika?. Germany.
Schulz, Hans-Martin, and Horsfield, Brian. 2009. "Shale gas in Europe. A new unconventional gas resource as for North America?; Shale Gas in Europa. Eine neue unkonventionelle Gasressource wie in Nordamerika?" Germany.
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title = {Shale gas in Europe. A new unconventional gas resource as for North America?; Shale Gas in Europa. Eine neue unkonventionelle Gasressource wie in Nordamerika?}
author = {Schulz, Hans-Martin, and Horsfield, Brian}
abstractNote = {Shale Gas is an unconventional gas resource. Currently, about 5-6 % of the domestic gas produced in the US comes from fine-grained Paleozoic sediments which are thick and rich in organic matter. Today, nearly all wells in shale gas targets are being drilled horizontally and fracture stimulated due to the low matrix permeability of shale. Increasing prices for fossil fuels and tax credits led to an intensified exploration and production of shale gas in the US. In Europe shale gas exploration is still in its infancy. However, European sedimentary basins offer the potential for shale gas occurrence as thick, organic matter-rich sediments occur in nearly all Phanerozoic strata. Even so there is little knowledge about the factors controlling shale gas generation in European basins. However, these factors may differ from those controlling shale gas occurrence in the US. (orig.)}
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