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Annual Energy Outlook 2012

Release Date: June 25, 2012   |  Next Early Release Date: December 5, 2012  |   Report Number: DOE/EIA-0383(2012)

Issues in focus

Table 15. Attributes of unproved technically recoverable resources for selected shale gas plays as of January 1, 2010
Basin/Play Area (square miles) Average well spacing (wells per square mile) Percent of area untested Percent of area with potential Average EUR (billion cubic feet per well) Number of potential wells TRR (billion cubic feet)
Appalachian
Marcellus 104,067 5 99 18 1.56 90,216 140,565
Utica 16,590 4 100 21 1.13 13,936 15,712
Arkoma              
Woodford 3,000 8 98 23 1.97 5,428 10,678
Fayetteville 5,853 8 93 23 1.30 10,181 13,240
Chattanooga 696 8 100 29 0.99 1,633 1,617
Caney 2,890 4 100 29 0.34 3,369 1,135
TX-LA-MS Salt              
Haynesville/Bossier 9,320 8 98 34 2.67 24,627 65,860
Western Gulf              
Eagle Ford 7,600 6 99 47 2.36 21,285 50,219
Pearsall 1,420 6 100 85 1.22 7,242 8,817
Anadarko              
Woodford 3,350 4 99 29 2.89 3,796 10,981
Total, selected shale gas plays 181,714 318,825
Total, all U.S. shale gas plays 410,722 481,783