Shale oil extraction — Shell s experimental in situ shale oil facility, Piceance Basin, Colorado, United States Process type Chemical Industrial sector(s) Chemical industry, oil indus … Wikipedia
Shale Gouge Ratio — (typically abbreviated to SGR) is a mathematical algorithm that aims to predict the fault rock types for simple fault zones developed in sedimentary sequences dominated by sandstones and shales.The parameter is widely used in the oil and gas… … Wikipedia
Shale gas — may also refer to gas generated from oil shaleShale gas is natural gas produced from shale. Because shales ordinarily have insufficient permeability to allow significant fluid flow to a well bore, most shales are not sources of natural gas. Shale … Wikipedia
Shale — (also called mudstone) is a fine grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clay minerals or muds. It is characterized by thin laminae [cite encyclopedia title = shale encyclopedia = Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology… … Wikipedia
Oil shale extraction — is an industrial process in which kerogen mdash;a mixture of organic chemical compounds (including hydrocarbons) found in oil shale mdash;is converted into synthetic crude oil through pyrolysis. In pyrolysis, oil shale is heated in the absence of … Wikipedia
Conasauga shale — Coordinates: 33°41′55.09″N 85°36′14.74″W / 33.6986361°N 85.6040944°W / 33.6986361; 85.6040944 The Conasauga Shale is a Cambri … Wikipedia
Conasauga shale gas field — The Conasauga Shale is a geological gas shale formation lying within the Appalachian thrust and fault region of the state of Alabama and consisting of Lower Paleozoic (Cambrian and Ordovician) sedimentary rocks at an approximate 1,000 foot depth… … Wikipedia
Oil shale geology — Main article: Oil shale Outcrop of Ordovician kukersite oil shale, northern Estonia. Oil shale geology is a branch of geologic sciences which studies the formation and composition of … Wikipedia
Oil shale — For the scientific technical journal, see Oil Shale (journal). Not to be confused with Shale oil or Tight oil. Oil shale Sedimentary Rock Combustion of oil shale Composition … Wikipedia
Barnett Shale — Infobox Oil field name = Barnett Shale region = Bend Arch Fort Worth Basin,Texas country = United States coordinates = locblock = offonshore = Onshore operators = Devon, Chesapeake, EOG, XTO, Range Resources, EnCana, ConocoPhillips, Quicksilver,… … Wikipedia