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Learn about energy flow, renewable vs. non-renewable resources, Mississippi River drainage basin, and more in this comprehensive report from June 26, 2013. Explore the impact of temperature, pressure, and shale production on the petroleum and natural gas industry.
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Ohio Energy Project June 26, 2013 The State of Exploration and Production in the United States
The difference between renewable and non-renewable resources is time
Mississippi River Drainage Basin 41% of Lower 48
Permeability Porosity
Ryder, R.T., 2008, Assessment of Appalachian basin oil and gas resources: Utica-Lower Paleozoic Total Petroleum System: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1287, 29 p
Petroleum and Natural Gas are “hydrocarbons” They are chains of Carbon atoms with Hydrogen atoms attached. These chains can be from one atom to over 26 atoms long
7) 27k bbl : 68MM 2) 10.5k bbl : 41MM 6) 38k bbl : 103MM 1) 12k bbl : 40MM
7) 27k bbl : 68MM 2) 10.5k bbl : 41MM 6) 38k bbl : 103MM 1) 12k bbl : 40MM