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Butane
Methane
Propane
Hydrogen
Sedimentary Basins
Large Igneous Provinces
Metamorphic Provinces
All Of The Above
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
Conventional Oil
Unconventional Oil
Conventional Gas
Unconventional Gas
Barnett
Fayetteville
Haynesville
Marcellus
14%
22%
28%
45%
Tens of feet thick
Hundreds of feet thick
Thousands of feet thick
Tens of thousands of feet thick
5
10
25
50
Multi-stage Fracturing
Slick Water Fracturing
Horizontal Wells
All Of The Above
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Store fracture flowback water in unlined
Treat fracture flowback water so that it can be reused or disposed of easily
Identify “best practices” that can be used by both operators and regulatory agencies