The current status of Shale Gas The current status of Shale Gas
SPE 27th Sept. 2011 Unconventional Gas
The current status of Shale Gas - Relevance to Europe p Chris Rachwal GCA
Gaffney, Cline & Associates Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Unconventional Gas Geology (Schematic) CBM - Seam - Coal - Near Surface
Conventional Gas - Structural Trap - Sandstone or Carbonate
Source: EIA
Shale Gas - Continuous Formation - No Trap - Shale Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Tight Gas - Stratigraphic Trap - Sandstone or Carbonate - Blanket Bl k or Lenticular L i l
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates 3
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The Pyramid Convention* R l ti Size Relative Si off H Hydrocarbon d b A Accumulations l ti
Technological advances are pushing this line downwards
Conventional Resources: Small Volumes Difficult to Find Easy to Develop
High – Medium Qualityy
Unconventional Resources : Large Volumes Easy to Find Previously Less Economic to Develop
Heavy Oil
Coalbed Methane
Tar Sands / Bitumen
Tight Gas Sands
Oil Shales
Shale Gas
Coal - to - Liquids Gas Hydrates
Biomass, etc. *I *Introduced d d and d presented d bby severall authors h
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 3 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
~50% of total 2010 US gas production
Outline Why Shale Gas in Europe? Where in Europe? – A few examples: Poland, UK, Sweden
Shale Model Description Trends in the North American Gas market place Will Shale Gas feed export markets?
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 4 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Shale Gas Potential in Europe
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 5 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Shale Gas Location.............
WHERE IN EUROPE? Gaffney, Cline & Associates 6 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Which Shale Gas Plays to Go For in Europe? •Poland – Silurian/Ord. black shales IHS Shale Gas Report
•Germanyy Carboniferous & Jurassic •Austria – Vienna Basin Jurassic shale •Ukraine- Lower Palaeozoic, Mesozoic •Holland- Carboniferous, Jurassic •Sweden – Cambrian Alum Shales •UK UK – Carboniferous C b if B l d Shale Bowland Sh l •France – Alsace, Paris, SE France, •Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary…. Spain Portugal - Posidonia shale Spain, Gaffney, Cline & Associates Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
© Gaffney, Cline & Associates
The current hot hot-spot spot of potential for shale gas.........
POLAND Gaffney, Cline & Associates 8 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Poland, Classic “Land Grab” Complete 40,000 km2 leased in
The current status of Shale Gas - Relevance to Europe p Chris Rachwal GCA
Gaffney, Cline & Associates Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Unconventional Gas Geology (Schematic) CBM - Seam - Coal - Near Surface
Conventional Gas - Structural Trap - Sandstone or Carbonate
Source: EIA
Shale Gas - Continuous Formation - No Trap - Shale Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Tight Gas - Stratigraphic Trap - Sandstone or Carbonate - Blanket Bl k or Lenticular L i l
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates 3
© 2009 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved
The Pyramid Convention* R l ti Size Relative Si off H Hydrocarbon d b A Accumulations l ti
Technological advances are pushing this line downwards
Conventional Resources: Small Volumes Difficult to Find Easy to Develop
High – Medium Qualityy
Unconventional Resources : Large Volumes Easy to Find Previously Less Economic to Develop
Heavy Oil
Coalbed Methane
Tar Sands / Bitumen
Tight Gas Sands
Oil Shales
Shale Gas
Coal - to - Liquids Gas Hydrates
Biomass, etc. *I *Introduced d d and d presented d bby severall authors h
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 3 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
~50% of total 2010 US gas production
Outline Why Shale Gas in Europe? Where in Europe? – A few examples: Poland, UK, Sweden
Shale Model Description Trends in the North American Gas market place Will Shale Gas feed export markets?
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 4 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Shale Gas Potential in Europe
Gaffney, Cline & Associates 5 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Shale Gas Location.............
WHERE IN EUROPE? Gaffney, Cline & Associates 6 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Which Shale Gas Plays to Go For in Europe? •Poland – Silurian/Ord. black shales IHS Shale Gas Report
•Germanyy Carboniferous & Jurassic •Austria – Vienna Basin Jurassic shale •Ukraine- Lower Palaeozoic, Mesozoic •Holland- Carboniferous, Jurassic •Sweden – Cambrian Alum Shales •UK UK – Carboniferous C b if B l d Shale Bowland Sh l •France – Alsace, Paris, SE France, •Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary…. Spain Portugal - Posidonia shale Spain, Gaffney, Cline & Associates Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
© Gaffney, Cline & Associates
The current hot hot-spot spot of potential for shale gas.........
POLAND Gaffney, Cline & Associates 8 © Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Technical and Management Advisors to the International Petroleum Industry Since 1962
Poland, Classic “Land Grab” Complete 40,000 km2 leased in
