Lower 48 states shale plays

Niobrara*
Montana
Thrust
Belt
Bakken***
Heath**
Cody Williston
Basin
Big Horn Powder River Gammon
Hilliard- Basin Basin
Baxter- Mowry Appalachian
Mancos Michigan Basin
Greater Basin Antrim
Green Niobrara*
River Park
Basin Forest Devonian (Ohio)
Basin
Marcellus
City Basin
Illinois
Uinta Basin
Manning Basin Utica
San Joaquin Canyon Piceance Denver
Basin Mancos Basin Basin Excello- New
Hermosa Mulky Cherokee Platform Albany
Monterey- Paradox Basin Pierre
Woodford
Temblor
Lewis
San Juan Raton
Basin
Anadarko Fayetteville
Basin Chattanooga
ArdBasin
Monterey m Black Warrior
Palo Duro Bend ore Ba Arkoma Basin
Conasauga
Santa Maria, sin Basin
Basin
Ventura, Los Floyd- Valley & Ridge
Angeles Avalon-
Basins Bone Spring
Permian
Barnett TX-LA-MS
Neal Province
Miles
Basin Ft. Worth Salt Basin
Barnett- Marfa Basin Tuscaloosa 0 100 200 300 400

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Woodford Basin
Eagle Haynesville-
Ford Bossier
Pearsall
Western Shale plays Basins
Basins
Gulf Current plays * Mixed shale &
Prospective plays chalk play
** Mixed shale &
Stacked plays limestone play
Shallowest/ youngest ***Mixed shale &
Intermediate depth/ age tight dolostone-
Deepest/ oldest siltstone-sandstone
Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various published studies.
Updated: May 9, 2011