A post on the Seeking Alpha blog details how successful Chesapeake Energy has been at rapidly leasing enormous acreages in all of the major natural gas shale plays in the United States. They author calls them a “land acquisition machine”.
Horn River Shale
Chesapeake Energy: Land Acquisition Machine
Shale Country – ShaleCountry.com
Have you seen ShaleCountry.com, prepared by American Clean Skies Foundation?
“Given all the energy buzz about shale gas, as well as the environmental concerns, we wanted to find an engaging way to share the actual day-to-day experiences of people living in the areas where the gas is being produced – the Haynesville shale in Louisiana, the Fayetteville in Arkansas, and the Marcellus in New York and Pennsylvania.” Quote from the “About ShaleCountry.com” page.
Horn River and Montney Boost Canada’s Gas Production
Although Canada’s natural gas production has declined in the past few years, natural gas plays such as the Horn River Shale and Montney Formation are starting to boost production. More in the Calgary Herald.
LNG for the Horn River Play
EOG Resources is buying the shares of Galveston LNG, a company that hopes to build an LNG plant on the northern coast of British Columbia. EOG is also holds a major stake in the Horn River Shale Gas Play in the same area. More in an article at Reuters.com.
Shale Gas Drilling & Completions Conference
The agenda for the Shale Gas Drilling & Completions 2010 conference to be held May 26-27 is now online. The conference will “deliver key insight into applying cutting-edge drilling and completions techniques used throughout diverse shale projects in the US & Canada. Leading shale producers will share real life examples of their drilling and completions success and challenges – including experience from the Barnett, Haynesville, Horn River, Marcellus, Woodford and Fayetteville shale plays.”
Natural Gas Shales – Are They Sustainable?
How long will the new natural gas shale plays be producing gas? 20 years? 40? More? This topic was discussed at IHS CERA conference last week in Houston. Some believe that they will be producing gas for a long time.
