Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation
USGS has published Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources in the Eocene Green River Formation, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. The publication summarizes the Green River...
View ArticleHow Natural Gas is Taxed in 19 Different States
The Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research has prepared: Taxation of Natural Gas: A Comparative Analysis. This publication reviews the many methods of taxing natural gas 19...
View ArticleOil Shale: The Next Fossil Energy Boom?
The current fossil energy boom in the United States is natural gas from shale. The next one could be oil shales.
View Article3700 Gas Wells in Utah?
Anadarko Petroleum plans to develop a natural gas field in the Greater Natural Buttes area of Utah that will involve drilling about 3700 wells.
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Helium: A Natural Gas Byproduct
“Helium is produced by the decay of uranium and thorium in granitoid basement rocks. The liberated helium is buoyant and moves towards the surface in porosity associated with basement faults. The...
View ArticleNine Percent Methane Loss
A federal study reports that nine percent of the methane produced from drilling activity in the Uintah Basin of Utah is lost to the atmosphere.
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