ShaleBlog.com » Oklahoma Gas http://shaleblog.com News about oil and natural gas from shale. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 USGS Blog Post on Oklahoma Earthquakes http://shaleblog.com/2011/usgs-blog-post-on-oklahoma-earthquakes/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/usgs-blog-post-on-oklahoma-earthquakes/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:40:21 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/usgs-blog-post-on-oklahoma-earthquakes.shtml This blog post by USGS from November 9th provides some background on the swarm of earthquakes that has occurred in Oklahoma. More in a recent news article on the New York Times.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/usgs-blog-post-on-oklahoma-earthquakes/feed/ 0 Woodford Shale Map – Oklahoma http://shaleblog.com/2011/woodford-shale-map-%e2%80%93-oklahoma/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/woodford-shale-map-%e2%80%93-oklahoma/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:40 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/woodford-shale-map-oklahoma.shtml The Oklahoma Geological Survey has published maps and data bases that summarize natural gas drilling activity in the Woodford Shale.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/woodford-shale-map-%e2%80%93-oklahoma/feed/ 0 What’s Causing the Oklahoma Earthquakes? http://shaleblog.com/2011/what%e2%80%99s-causing-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/what%e2%80%99s-causing-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:12:04 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/whats-causing-the-oklahoma-earthquakes.shtml This article on recent earthquakes in Oklahoma includes ideas of what might be causing them from geologists at Purdue University Northwestern University and the Oklahoma Geological Survey. There is no strong evidence that they are being caused by hydraulic fracturing in the Woodford Shale or other rock units.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/what%e2%80%99s-causing-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/feed/ 0 What Caused the Oklahoma Earthquakes? http://shaleblog.com/2011/what-caused-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/what-caused-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:56:08 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/what-caused-the-oklahoma-earthquake.shtml In this video, Dr. Bryan Tapp, a structural geologist at the University of Oklahoma explains what he believes caused Saturday’s M5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma – it wasn’t hydraulic fracturing.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/what-caused-the-oklahoma-earthquakes/feed/ 0 How Natural Gas is Taxed in 19 Different States http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-natural-gas-is-taxed-in-19-different-states/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-natural-gas-is-taxed-in-19-different-states/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:18:21 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/36251.shtml 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 different states. You might be surprised at how many ways natural gas is being taxed.

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]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/oil-from-the-mississippi-lime/feed/ 0 60 Billion Cubic Feet from an Oklahoma Gas Well http://shaleblog.com/2011/60-billion-cubic-feet-from-an-oklahoma-gas-well/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/60-billion-cubic-feet-from-an-oklahoma-gas-well/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:13:21 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/60-billion-cubic-feet-from-an-oklahoma-gas-well.shtml Chesapeake Energy has a natural gas well in western Oklahoma that has a cumulative production of 60 billion cubic feet since December 2002. It still yields about 8 million cubic feet of gas per day.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/60-billion-cubic-feet-from-an-oklahoma-gas-well/feed/ 0 Natural Gas Reserves Shoot Up for Shale States http://shaleblog.com/2010/natural-gas-reserves-shoot-up-for-shale-states/ http://shaleblog.com/2010/natural-gas-reserves-shoot-up-for-shale-states/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:26:11 +0000 admin http://shaleblog.com/?p=2691 The Energy Information Administration has published a map that shows the increase in wet natural gas proved reserves by state for 2008-2009. There were huge increases for the states with large shale gas plays such as Marcellus Shale, Haynesville Shale, Fayetteville Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and the Barnett Shale.

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]]> The Energy Information Administration has published a map that shows the increase in wet natural gas proved reserves by state for 2008-2009. There were huge increases for the states with large shale gas plays such as Marcellus Shale, Haynesville Shale, Fayetteville Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and the Barnett Shale.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2010/natural-gas-reserves-shoot-up-for-shale-states/feed/ 0 Marathon to Focus on Woodford Shale http://shaleblog.com/2010/marathon-to-focus-on-woodford-shale/ http://shaleblog.com/2010/marathon-to-focus-on-woodford-shale/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:16:27 +0000 admin http://shaleblog.com/?p=2488 Marathon Oil Corporation intends to move its attention from the Bakken Shale of North Dakota to the Woodford Shale of Oklahoma. They believe that the drilling the Woodford provides a better return. More at Reuters.…

]]> Marathon Oil Corporation intends to move its attention from the Bakken Shale of North Dakota to the Woodford Shale of Oklahoma. They believe that the drilling the Woodford provides a better return. More at Reuters.

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