Donald Gillian, 2010

SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT

IN THE
APPALACHIAN BASIN
JUNE 3, 2014
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORUM
Jeffrey C. Dick, PhD
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Youngstown State University
NORTH AMERICA SHALE PLAYS
U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, 2013
U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, 2013
SHALE GAS PRODUCTION
U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, 2013
RELATIVE DEPTH OF MARCELLUS AND
UTICA
MARCELLUS SHALE DISTRIBUTION
ODNR Geological Survey, 2013
UTICA SHALE DISTRIBUTION
COMBINED
MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE
RESERVE ESTIMATES
USGS (Appalachian Basin)
NAT. GAS: 64 to 205 Trillion Cubic Feet
NGL: 1.6 to 6.2 Billion Barrels
OIL: 590 Million to 1.39 Billion Barrels
MARKWEST NGL PROCESSING
CONSERVATION OF FRESH WATER
PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT/DISPOSAL
POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AND
WATER DUE TO SPILLS
SEISMIC ACTIVITY LINKED TO INJECTION WELL
DISPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS