Shale gas

Shale gas

Shale gas is natural gas produced from shale which has become an increasingly important source of energy due to recent development with drilling technology that makes the extraction of shale gas economically viable.

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Aquifer

Energy; Shale gas

An underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water. A source of ground water for wells and springs.

Aquiclude

Energy; Shale gas

An impermeable body of rock that may absorb water slowly, but does not transmit it.

Anaerobic

Energy; Shale gas

A life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

Aerobic

Energy; Shale gas

Life or processes that require, or are not destroyed by, the presence of oxygen.

Assay

Energy; Shale gas

A test for a specific chemical, microbe, or effect.

Flaring

Energy; Shale gas

The burning of natural gas that is released during drilling, but is deemed not to be economically beneficial to capture. However, methane, the principal component of natural gas is highly flammable ...

Horizontal drilling

Energy; Shale gas

Drilling a portion of a well horizontally instead of straight down to expose more of the formation surface area to the wellbore without boring too many holes into the surface. Unlike a vertical well, ...