Unconventional natural gas reservoir in Pennsylvania poised to dramatically increase US Production

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Dr. Terry Engelder professor of geosciences Penn State shows black shale with markings indicating fracturing. Credit: Greg Grieco Penn State
Dr. Terry Engelder, professor of geosciences, Penn State shows black shale with markings indicating fracturing. Credit: Greg Grieco, Penn State

Natural gas distributed throughout the Marcellus black shale in northern Appalachia could conservatively boost proven U.S. reserves by trillions of cubic feet if gas production companies employ horizontal drilling techniques, according to a Penn State and State University of New York, Fredonia, team.


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