The new reform just approved by the mexican congress will allow private mexican as well as foreign companies to explore and produce oil and gas from these shale areas. Advanced resources international onshore shale gas and shale oil basins of eastern mexico 5 8 ibid. Pdf improved numerical simulation for shale gas reservoirs. When russia finally hops on shale bandwagon, opec is finished. Permian basin wolfcamp formation shale oil gas wells features.
Information on the monterey shale natural gas intel. Shale plays in new mexico colorado school of mines. Shell sees shale gas and oil as a critical part of the energy transition. Composition variety complicates processing plans for us. Shale gas was first extracted as a resource in fredonia, new york, in 1821, in shallow, lowpressure fractures. The future of oil and natural gas production in mexico is of importance. Mexico s road to shale gas will be long and winding, but we know that the resource is surely there. How technology is opening up new markets for shale gas and gtl. Mexico is stepping up efforts to protect its oil industry and tame the brutal drug cartels that rule its rich shale fields along the gulf coast and are stealing billions of dollars worth of oil. Shale gas formations are unconventional reservoirs i. Shales are finegrained sedimentary rocks consisting of silt and claysized particles that were laid down hundreds of millions of years ago as organicrich mud at the bottom of ancient seas and tidal flats. A global resource producing commercial quantities of natural gas from organicrich shales was uncommon a decade ago. The niobrara shale of the raton basin is an emerging gas play and has been productive from five vertical exploratory wells.
Gas has been produced from this formation for several decades. In addition for this prospective area, we estimate a risked shale gas in place of 1. While shale production efforts have been around for decades in. On august 1st, the union cabinet decided to allow the simultaneous exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbon resources like coalbed methane and shale and conventional oil and natural gas.
Mexicos largest shale and gas reserves now open to. Now required regulation in leading oil and gas states and can be found at. The accumulation conditions, exploration and development of the shale gas in these basins have been studied substantially 812. In quebec, the utica shale has attracted a lot of interest. North americas economic turbocharger industry commentary when looking at the shale gas ttr,of the top ten countries in figure 2, it is china that has the largest shale gas resources at 1,115 tcf and is currently the most active in trying to replicate the success witnessed in north america. In the us, we are active in the marcellus and utica gas plays in appalachia, the delaware basin portion of the permian play and a nonoperated position in. Barnett the barnett shale formation is the grandfather of shale gas plays. States and canada, argentina, brazil, and mexico all rank within the top 10 countries worldwide with technically recoverable shale gas. Major structural and tectonic features in the region of the permian basin author. Faced with declining natural gas production, the federal government invested in many supply alternatives, including the. Mexican situation for mexico, the extraction of shale gas needs a deep study regarding its impacts on environmental, technical and social aspects, looking for efficient and prosperous benefits out of the extraction and usage of the resource. Shale gas development in the united states shale formations across the u. In 2012 pemex updated its shale gas and shale oil resource assessment to 141. Antrim shale a shale deposit located in the northern michigan basin that is a devonian age rock formation lying at a relatively shallow depth of 1,000 feet.
The rise of shale gas and oil has been one of the major developments in the world of energy, which will have a lasting impact for years to come. Improved numerical simulation for shale gas reservoirs conference paper pdf available in proceedings of the annual offshore technology conference 3 march 2014. S federal price controls on natural gas led to shortages in the 1970s. One article8 quotes industry experts as estimating that there is between 5 and 25 tcf of gas in place, but a recent study done for questerre has suggested that there is about 129. Over time the mud layers were buried by further sedimentation. Eia 2011 mexico s shale gas resources account for 10% of the total resource base asessed. Mexico s prospective shale gas resources are in the sixth position globally 545 trillion cubic feet, based on the information provided by the us energy information administration 2015. Although mexico is believed to have large shale gas and tight oil reserves, these have not yet been commercially exploited. We have a mature competitive shale business in the americas.
Mexico brazil paraguay chile argentina 396 485 226 231 290 180 187 862 774 62 51 64 63 uk 20 83 681 1275. Energy is a topic of enormous and growing interest. The pore spaces in shale are so tiny that the gas has difficulty moving through the shale and into the well. Excitement over mexicos shale fizzles as reality sets in. Geological features and exploration for tight sand gas. Sener hopes that private investment will help to reverse the decline in natural gas production and offset decreasing pemex investment in the region. Pemex ceo invites world to tap mexico s energy shale reserves. Over long spans of geologic time, some of the gas migrated to adjacent sandstones and was trapped. Much of the technology used in drilling and production of shale gas has been developed on this play. Technologically recoverable global shale gas reserve estimates. In general, shale gas projects involve drilling many lowflowrate wells e. Impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction on the environment. Mexico has opened up its oil and gas fields to foreign investors.
Mexico is currently dependent on gas imports from the u. Improved numerical simulation for shale gas reservoirs conference paper pdf available in proceedings of the annual offshore technology conference 3 march 2014 with 276 reads how we measure. Lessons learned from a shale gas hallmark well in the. Shale gas was generated from organic mud deposited at the bottom of ancient bodies of water. According to ongc estimates, indias shale gas reserves range between 600 and 2,000 trillion cubic feet. The challenges for shale gas production in mexico regional workshop on the changing global market and unconventional gas 68 may 20, jakarta, indonesia roberto lozano researcher, asia pacific energy research centre aperc. Comparative study and analysis of the development of shale. Creation of the eagle ford consortium binational subcommittee will help to create a synergy between mexico and us to develop their shale gas potential. Horizontal drilling began in the 1930s, and in 1947 a well was first fracked in the u. The gas reserve spread over 12,000 square km in the durgapur ranigunj area is the worlds third shale gas find. The barnett shale of texas was the first major natural gas field developed in a shale reservoir rock.
Questions and answers shale gas glossary acquifer a single underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water. The techniques used there were applied to other north american basins where conditions were favorable for. The shale gas revolution is one of the most significant issues in the energy. The government regulations set for the shale oil and gas industry are still premature due to the unexpected rapid. The eagle ford shale play is believed to extend past the texas border and into mexico. Oil and gas reserves have decreased during the last 14 years. Theoretically, gas adsorption is in inverse relation to the. Subsequent sedimentation and the resultant heat and pressure transformed the mud into shale and also produced natural gas from the organic matter contained in it. Development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is crucial for economic production of shale gas reservoirs, but it must be performed with. Production from the burgos basin accounted for 15% of total natural gas production in mexico in 2016, and the basin holds the largest undeveloped shale resources in the country. Unconventional gas a global phenomenon world energy. Initial shale gas and shale oil exploration began in mexico in late 2011. The 2012 world energy council survey of energy resources. Barnett, marcellus, fayetteville, new albany, antrim, and haynesville.
Eleven wells have been drilled and results thus far have included three dry gas wells and five rich gas wells. The bone spring formation has seen extensive development within the avalon shale, but horizontal drilling has mostly. Technically recoverable shale oil and shale gas resources eia. Mexico is keen to pursue shale gas development as a means of bolstering declining conventional production and to meet domestic demand.
In our operations, we place top priority on protecting the safety of our employees, the communities where we operate and the environment. Success in the barnett shale of central texas, usa, launched a new way of thinking about shale source rocks. This contrasts with a conventional gas reservoir produced from sands and carbonates such as. China 19% united states % argentina 12% mexico 10% south africa 7% others 39%. The case of the emergente1 well, the first shale gas well in mexico. Mexico enters the shale gas map refers to other 28 countries 6 source. Co2 displacement has been proposed to enhance shale gas recovery and unlock a big potential market for co2 beneficial utilization. Downloadsghgemissions usghginventory2014chapterexecutivesummary. The book is a key reference that is useful for researchers, the oil and gas industry, and policymakers in gas producing and prospective countries. Should oil prices remain at current levels, shale resources and other. Sohrab zendehboudi phd, alireza bahadori phd, ceng, in shale oil and gas handbook, 2017. Shale gas production is a part of the oil and gas industry and therefore falls under the same regulatory framework as the rest of the industry.
Given the shift to using gas over oil, significant production is essential the countrys energy. Mexico shale gas unconventional play report wood mackenzie. Curtis, has been translated by darong li in 2002, the shale gas just started to be paid close attention by the domestic scholars 2. Exploration and environmental and economic impacts explores the shale gas exploration and production activities that are increasing globally, also presenting a basic understanding on the geological, geochemical, and geophysical aspects. Shale gas resources are becoming an important energy source for meeting rising energy demand over the next few decades. Shale gas, natural gas obtained from sheetlike formations of shale, frequently at depths exceeding 1,500 metres 5,000 feet. Unconventional gas and oil in north america european parliament. A description of the monterey shale, its geography maps, history, which energy companies are currently involved in drilling in the shale basin, a list of counties covered by the basin and local. Geological features and exploration for tight sand gas, shale gas and other unconventional oil gas resources in china caineng zou1, shizhen tao1, tang ping1, xiaohui gao1, zhi yang1, qiulin guo1, dazhong dong1, and xinjing li1. We are involved in seven shale projects in north america. The lpg export from the gulf of mexico has been directed to latin america and.
The successful pilot testing of firstever shale gas on surface will put india on shale gas map of the world. Mexico hasnt yet produced shale gas, compared to the u. In canada, we are active in the duvernay and wet montney oil plays in alberta along with the montney gas play in british columbia. In mexico, the eagle ford shale gas resource estimate in burgos basin was. Permeability refers to the capacity of a porous, sediment, soil or rock in this case to transmit a fluid. But theyre slow to enter, as low oil prices, drug violence and other challenges trump the lure of a vast and undeveloped shale bed. Shale gas is natural gas formed and held within shale formations.