Geology

1) Two (2) videos to ponder:

Utica shale – long term exploration consequences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-d07ppZJM
Terry Engelder – other shale gasses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfW1EqLzCA&NR=1

2) Fifteen (15) Oil & Gas in Geological Formations in NY Southern Tier:

#	Unit	Lithology (a)	Production (a)	Depth (b)	Thickness (a)
1	Tully	Limestone	Gas	2,284	0-50
2	Marcellus	Shale	Gas	3,483	200-600
3	Onondaga	Limestone	Oil & Gas	3,543	30-235
4	Oriskany	Sandstone	Gas	3,625	0-45
5	Akron	Dolomite	Gas	3,913	0-15
6	Vernon	Shale	Gas	4,915	450-1,850
7	Lockport	Dolomite	Gas	5,873	150-250
8	Rochester	Shale	Gas	6,136	125
9	Sodus	Shale	Gas	6,457	75
10	Grimsby	Shale & Sandstone	Gas	6,527	75-150
11	Whirlpool	Sandstone	Gas	6,595	0-25
12	Queenston	Shale	Gas	6,837	1,100-1,500
13	Utica	Shale	Gas	8,952	900-1000
14	Trenton	Limestone	Gas	9,049	425-625
15	Black River	Limestone	Gas	9,637	225-550

(a) NYS dSGEIS 30-Sep-209, table 4.2
(b) NYS DEC Searchable Data Base of 10 Van Etten wells
http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/GasOil//search/wells/index.cfm

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