Perhaps we will export oil down the road? Up to 800,000 bbl. might be extracted from a 1000 foot thick pay zone, extending a radial 80 feet from the well bore, if a new approach pans out.
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Can-Microwave-Technology-Compete-With-Fracking.html
Might be your intended target.
I am just a simple power guy with a decent memory. Batteries are my baby.
http://thebusinesstimes.com/firms-gain-jump-start-in-oil-shale-operations/
Other possibilities for the microwave technology exist—enhanced recovery from tight-oil deposits like the Bakken—and foster clean extraction from oil bearing sands. In other news, the recoverable for Green River Basin has also been upgraded to 2 trillion bbl.