Old Alberta frontier gets new lifeLiquids-rich Duvernay shale play underpins land grab in exploratory play; horizontal drilling, multistage fracturing the drivers Gary Park For Petroleum News
The source rock that launched Alberta’s petroleum industry in 1947 is making a comeback, powered by the technology twins — horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing.
Despite its steep exploration costs and largely unproven results, the Duvernay shale lies about 6,500 feet below the sur....
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