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Colorado shale is almost size of Marcellus;
fc-gi.com ^ | Jun 14, 2016

Posted on 08/08/2017 10:01:26 AM PDT by ckilmer

Intelligence brief: Colorado shale is almost size of Marcellus; Pipeline bill calls for new technologies
Jun 14, 2016

Colorado is famous for its high peaks; now it could also be known for its shale

Colorado sits on 40 times more natural gas than previously thought, according to an updated estimate by the US Geological Survey.

The USGS said the Mancos Shale in the Piceance Basin contains about 66 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable shale natural gas, 74 million barrels of shale oil and 45 million barrels of natural-gas liquids, according to the estimate, the first since 2003.

More than 2,000 wells were drilled and completed in one or more intervals within the Mancos Shale. In addition, the USGS Energy Resources Program drilled a research well in the southern Piceance Basin that provided significant new geologic and geochemical data that were used to refine the 2003 assessment.

The Mancos Shale is more than 4,000 feet thick, and contains intervals that act as the source rock for shale gas and oil, meaning that the petroleum was generated in the formation. Some of the oil and gas migrated out of the source rock and into tight (low permeability) reservoirs within the Mancos, as well as into conventional reservoirs both above and below the formation. Oil and gas also remained in continuous shale gas and shale oil reservoirs within the Mancos, the USGS said.

By comparison, the most recent USGS surveys estimate that the Marcellus Shale contains about 84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and the Barnett Shale about 53 trillion cubic feet.

A bi-partisan pipeline-safety bill passed by the US House of Representatives this week would, if passed into law, require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on improving existing damage-prevention programs through technological improvements.

The study must include an identification of any methods to improve damage prevention through location and mapping practices or technologies in an effort to reduce releases caused by excavation.

It must also analyze how increased use of global-positioning system and digital-mapping technologies, predictive-analytic tools, public-awareness initiatives, mobile devices, and other advanced technologies could supplement existing one-call notification and damage-prevention programs to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents caused by excavation damage.

The bill also required an analysis of the feasibility of a national data repository for pipeline-excavation accident data that creates standardized data models for storing and sharing pipeline-accident information.

In addition to its focus on technologies, the legislation requires the agency to update safety regulations, increase transparency, and speed up the process of completing outstanding safety requirements included in the 2011 reauthorization of the federal pipeline-safety program.

Don Santa, Chief Executive of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, which represents most of the interstate natural-gas pipeline companies in the US, applauded the house for passing S. 2276, the PIPES Act of 2016.

“Overall, S. 2276 meets INGAA’s goals for the current reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act. These goals include: reasonable authorization levels for the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; a focus on PHMSA completing the regulatory mandates under the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011; and a requirement that PHMSA set minimum federal safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities,” he said.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: coloradoshale; energy; gas; mancos; marcellus; naturalgas; shale; usgs
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To: Ozark Tom

yeah I know about the kerogan and the new microwave means of melting it in situ.

The big deal is the cost of electricity.

I actually think that if utility scale solar wind prices keep falling in the next six years in the same way as they have over the last six years—that in situ microwave melting of kerogan oil shale will be profitable.


41 posted on 08/09/2017 2:07:24 AM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: ckilmer

Ah yes, there’s always “something coming”.

In 1905 about 350,000 horses were required to haul in food from the NYC suburbs and feed a city of a little over 1 million. That’s when there WERE farms within 25 miles.

There are none now. There won’t be any because farms don’t generate revenue from land like rental income can.

And vegetables don’t provide 2000 calories / day btw, required for life.


42 posted on 08/09/2017 8:02:36 AM PDT by Owen
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To: Owen
Nat gas can keep you warm, but it doesn’t plant food or ship it to your grocery store shelves.

But it is a feedstock for the plastics industry.

43 posted on 08/09/2017 8:33:55 AM PDT by spokeshave (The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
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To: ckilmer
I guess I'm ultra-conservative, but if I ran an oil company I wouldn't bother with shale. Once bitten, twice shy. (seeing the oil price collapse the way it did).
44 posted on 08/09/2017 9:19:38 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Owen

Bison Transport runs its big LNG-powered LCVs between Calgary and Edmonton, which is about 300 km or 180 mi. The range for their LCVs is about 450 miles. There are definitely some serious challenges to the efficient and effective adoption of any new technology, and especially LNG and CNG, but the expected relative price trends for natural gas and diesel will induce more companies to switch to NG over time.


45 posted on 08/09/2017 11:24:07 AM PDT by riverdawg
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To: riverdawg

Don’t want to hammer you too hard on this because people who don’t understand energy density and difficulty of distribution of LNG vs diesel are simply not going to be up to speed.

But I took a moment and looked into Bison Transport. They have 1400 tractors pulling however many trailers. Of that 1400, they bought 15 fueled with LNG.

And regretted it:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lng-diesel-bison-shell-cnrail-2016-1.3414257

“Bison Transport purchased 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and ran them back and forth from Calgary to Edmonton. The trucking company partnered with Shell to provide fuel stations to fill up.

The motivation was obvious as the company expected to save 30 per cent on fuel costs with LNG trucks compared to diesel, and produce 30 per cent fewer emissions.

But after two years, and more than 1.5 million kilometres travelled, Bison Transport hit the brakes.

The trucks were sold and the pilot project was shelved.”

Oil is oil for a reason. That reason is not an array of evil people who conspire to destroy all alternative concepts.

Actually, it’s just 1 guy. Sir Isaac Newton.


46 posted on 08/09/2017 3:05:50 PM PDT by Owen
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To: Owen

hard working amish probably need 4000-5000 calories a day.

I sit in front a computer all day and then work out for half an hour to keep from turning to pudding. I don’t think I need more than 1500 calories a day.

here’s a couple of vertical farms in the nyc area.
http://weburbanist.com/2016/06/05/worlds-biggest-indoor-vertical-farm-near-nyc-to-use-95-less-water/

http://boweryfarming.com/press

https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000005080478/aerofarm-vertical-newark.html


47 posted on 08/09/2017 3:09:05 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: Owen

I understand energy density comparisons. The formulas are high school physics. The relevant authority for the point I was trying to make is Adam Smith, not Issac Newton. Long-term, the relative prices of NG and diesel will dictate the choice of transport technology. If diesel remains cheap enough relative to NG, it will continue to dominate. If not, you will see more CNG and LNG vehicles deployed beyond the short-haul market.

And Vedder bought all 15 Bison tractors.


48 posted on 08/09/2017 3:36:08 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Owen
Nat gas can keep you warm, but it doesn’t plant food or ship it to your grocery store shelves.

An increasing number of trucks are on the road, running on natural gas.

49 posted on 08/09/2017 3:51:19 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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