Shale Gas
Content
INPUTS
Assumptions:
Mississippian-age shale, Thermal maturity, Ro=2+ or Tmax=500+ deg C
Thickness of shale bed =
(feet)
Area of shale bed =
(acres)
Shale bulk density =
(grams/cm^3)
RESULTS
Total Organic Carbon,
TOC% =
Gas content, SCF/ton =
Total Gas In Place, Bcf =
Producible Gas, Bcf =
(using 10% recovery factor)