Shale Resource Plays
Chemostrat’s geologists have extensive experience working in shale resource plays around the world, including:
United States
- Niobrara Formation and Mowry Shale
- Wolfcamp Formation, Permian Basin
- Eagle Ford Formation, South Texas
- Eaglebine Shale, Texas
- Haynesville Shale, Louisiana & East Texas
- Woodford Shale, Oklahoma
- Barnett Shale, Texas
- Appalachian Shales (Utica, Marcellus, Burket)
- Monterey & Kreyenhagen Formations, California
- Phosphoria Formation, Wyoming
Canada
- Horn River Formation, Horn River Basin, British Columbia
- Exshaw Formation, Alberta & British Columbia
- Besa River Formation, Liard Basin, British Columbia
- Duvernay Formation, Alberta
- Montney & Doig formations, Western Canada
United Kingdom
- Bowland Shale Formation - Carboniferous
- Kimmeridge Clay Formation - Jurassic
- West Lothian Oil Shale - Carboniferous
Australia
- Goldwyer Formation - Canning Basin
- Roseneath, (Epsilon) Murteree, (REM) – Cooper Basin
- Kyalla and Velkerri Mudstones – Beetaloo Basin
Argentina
- Vaca Muerta Formation
China
- Cambrian and Silurian - Sichuan Basin
Eastern Europe
- Palaeozoic & Ordovician shales in the Baltic Basin, including the Lublin sub-basin
North Africa
- Tanezzuft Formation
Saudi Arabia
- Qusaiba Formation
Kuwait
- Najmah Formation
- Makhul Formation
- Ratawi Formation
Syria
- Tanf Formation
Sano et al., 2014 Chemostratigraphy of the Haynesville Shale
Ratcliffe et al., 2012. Eagleford shale chemostratigraphy in The Sedimentary Record
Hildred et al., 2011. Application of Inorganic geochemistry to Shale Plays in HGS Bulletin
Ratcliffe et al., 2012. Using Chemostratigraphy in multi-lateral wells in EABS Symposium proceedings
