Marcellus Shale

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Middle_Devonian
gptkbp:color dark gray
gptkbp:containsMineral gptkb:pyrite
gptkb:calcite
quartz
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment gptkb:marine
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1839
gptkbp:economicImportance major source of shale gas in the United States
gptkbp:environmentalImpact groundwater contamination
induced seismicity
methane migration
gptkbp:estimatedRecoverableGas over 140 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:exploits hydraulic fracturing
gptkbp:firstProduced 2005
gptkbp:fossil bivalves
brachiopods
crinoids
trilobites
gptkbp:hasResource natural gas
petroleum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marcellus Shale
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Appalachian_Basin
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Marcellus,_New_York
gptkbp:notableFor radioactivity
fracking debates
high organic content
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Antero_Resources
gptkb:Cabot_Oil_&_Gas
gptkb:Range_Resources
gptkb:EQT_Corporation
gptkb:Chesapeake_Energy
gptkbp:outcrops gptkb:central_New_York
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:eastern_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Onondaga_Limestone
gptkbp:partOf Devonian black shales
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:stone
gptkbp:produces natural gas liquids
condensate
shale gas
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:thickness up to 900 feet
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Hamilton_Group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:XTO_Energy
gptkb:Appalachian_Basin
gptkb:Shale
gptkb:Marcellus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6