Shale Gas
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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)