A primer work performed under defg2604nt15455 prepared for u. This shale gas primer was intended to be an accurate depiction of current. Unconventional gas primer unconventional gas development contributes to the supply of affordable and secure energy from the worlds cleanest burning fossil fuel. Potential injectioninduced seismicity associated with oil and gas development. Published 5 august 2011 iop publishing ltd environmental research letters, volume 6, number 3. Department of energy office of fossil energy national energy technology laboratory modern shale gas development in the united states. Global shale gas market research report industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecast, 2020 2025.
National energy board canada a primer for understanding canadian shale gas. The importance and growth of natural gas have been increased dramatically since the horizontal wells allow extracting. Effects of shale gas sector development on other economic sectors. In this paper we develop a model to explore the economics of shale gas production and calibrate it to a gas well located in the haynesville shale. The portfolio is advancing technologies to improve hydrocarbon recovery efficiency, reduce the operational risks of production, improve the performance of our nations pipeline infrastructure, and characterize. The primer provides regulators, policy makers, and the public with an objective source of information on the technology advances and challenges that accompany deep shale gas development. Unconventional gas primer and implications for gas. This primer on natural gas and electricity in the northwest is provided so that planners. Regions titled, natural gas drilling in the marcellus shale under the npdes program march 16, 2011. Innovation policymaker guide provides a primer on shale gas, including the potential economic opportunities and environmental challenges shale gas production poses to the nation, and an overview of carnegie mellon university research results on this topic.
Pdf a primer on the economics of shale gas production. Natural gas from the marcellus shale has generally lower life cycle ghg emissions than coal for production of electricity in the absence of any effective carbon capture and storage processes, by 2050% depending upon plant efficiencies and. Pdf dramatic claims have been made about the effect of shale gas discoveries in the continental u. Natural gas production from shale formations finegrained sedimentary rocks with relatively low permeability that can be rich sources of petroleum and natural gas is one of the most rapidlygrowing trends in u.
A primer foreword this primer on modern shale gas development in the united states was commissioned through the ground water protection council gwpc. What is shale gas and why is it important november 2019 14. Shale gas primer master whole body department of energy. Kate konschnik goaloriented disclosure design for shale. The top of the onondaga and equivalents is approximately equal to the base of the marcellus.
Recent work on legal geographies has arguably paid far too little attention to the environment as both an object of governance and a terrain of struggle with respect to the law. Both interactive and pdf maps have been redone and updated. Impact of shale gas development on regional water quality. Primer january 16, 2018 page 2 natural gas production and its uses natural gas is a combustible mixture of hydrocarbons that occurs naturally below the earths surface. While shale production efforts have been around for decades in. Current events bring a current article on some aspect of shale gas development and be prepared to discuss and turn in a hard copy of the article with your name and date on the top.
Shale drilling site in pennsylvania photo helge hansen statoil. This primer on modern shale gas development in the united states was commissioned through the ground water protection council gwpc. Conversely, political ecology as a field, with its focus on informal and extralegal dynamics, has arguably engaged too little with the legal geographies that are central to environmental conflicts in many locations. Shale gas is an extraordinary uprising source of energy since the advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing allowed large scale production that made the shale gas extraction economically viable. The effects of shale gas production on natural gas prices. Since production growth from the prolific and lowcost marcellus shale has not kept pace with the increased demand for dry gas, drilling activity in highercost shale gas. Public health implications for marcellus shale development. Shale gas is recognized as a valuable resource in canada and the united states. Water management for unconventional shale gas extraction is one of the ey isk sues that will dominate en vironmen tal debate surr ounding the gas industry. This paper responds to these needs by describing the importance of shale gas in meeting the future energy needs of the united states u.
Shale gas is natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations. The rise of shale gas and oil has been one of the major developments in the world of energy, which will have a lasting impact for years to come. The producer price index ppi for natural gas, measured on an annual average basis, fell 56. In some cases, this fast expansion has resulted in natural gas drilling and. We tap an expert for a primer on play terminology, as well as an assessment of todays emerging plays. Dept of energy in various basins and shale gas plays, the volume of produced water may account for less than 30% to more than 70% of the original fracture fluid volume 295. A primer for understanding canadian shale gas canada energy.
Recent developments in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made. We generalize the model using sensitivity and simulation. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of marcellus shale gas. Pdf a primer on the economics of shale gas production just how. Evolution of historical shale gas production costs in north. Article pdf available in journal of applied corporate finance 254. Mohan jiang 1, w michael griffin 2,3, chris hendrickson 1, paulina jaramillo 3, jeanne vanbriesen 1 and aranya venkatesh 1.
Selected wvges references about devonian shales and other shale gas resources. A primer for understanding canadian shale gas november 2009. Very large reserves in the usa and china significant exploration in other regions. Natural gas, particularly shale gas, is an abundant u. Permission to reproduce materials may be reproduced for personal, educational andor nonprofit activities, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the national energy. Primer on shale gas dublin institute of technology. In the four years since publication of the original primer, shale gas and shale. Department of energy doe announces the release of modern shale gas development in the united states.
Gas deposits trapped in semipermeable sedimentary rock. Canadian shale gas production is currently in experimental or early developmental. The main components of the marcellus drilling technology are 1 horizontal drilling and 2 hydraulic fracturing. The application of horizontal hydraulic fracturing fracking to shale rock formations contributed significantly to this increase in supply, as the technique boosted natural gas production yield by more than 25. It is an effort to provide sound technical information on and additional.
Typically, natural gas is comprised of between 7090 percent methane and is considered dry gas when it is almost pure methane. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the united states since the start of this century, and interest has spread to potential gas shales in the rest of the world. A primer on the economics of shale gas production just how cheap is shale gas. It is an effort to provide sound technical information on and additional insight into the relationship between todays fastest growing, and sometimes controversial, natural gas resource development activity, and environmental protection, especially water. National energy board, a primer for understanding canadian shale gas government of canada. The economic recovery of the natural gas contained in the marcellus shale is increasingly becoming more viable, due to significant advances in specialized extraction technology. Marcellus shale natural gas ghg emissions are comparable to those of imported liquefied natural gas. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the united states since the start of this.
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