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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 gas — noun Natural gas extracted from shale … Wiktionary
shale gas — UK [ˈʃeɪl ɡæs] / US noun [uncountable] gas produced from shale, used for heating, cooking, etc … English dictionary
Oil shale gas — is a synthetic gas mixture (syngas) produced by oil shale pyrolysis. Although often referred to as shale gas, it differs from the natural gas produced from shale, which is also known as shale gas. Contents 1 Process 2 Composition 3 Usage … Wikipedia
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
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
Gas depletion — is the inescapable result of extracting and consuming natural gas since it is a nonrenewable natural resource. The number of years of natural gas left is estimated by the ratio of proven natural gas reserves to the current consumption rate.… … Wikipedia
Shale oil — This article is about synthetic oil produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution from oil shale. For crude oil stored in shale reservoirs, see Tight oil. Shale oil, known also as kerogen oil or oil shale oil, is an unconventional… … 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 oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale. [1855 60] * * * Synthetic crude oil that is extracted from oil shale by pyrolysis, or destructive distillation. The oil obtained from oil shale cannot be refined by the methods that have been developed for… … Universalium
