Shale gas

Shale gas

Shale gas is natural gas produced from shale which has become an increasingly important source of energy due to recent development with drilling technology that makes the extraction of shale gas economically viable.

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Shale gas

aerobic

Energy; Shale gas

Life or processes that require, or are not destroyed by, the presence of oxygen.

anaerobic

Energy; Shale gas

A life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

analyte

Energy; Shale gas

A substance or chemical constituent being analyzed.

aquiclude

Energy; Shale gas

An impermeable body of rock that may absorb water slowly, but does not transmit it.

aquifer

Energy; Shale gas

An underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water. A source of ground water for wells and springs.

aquitard

Energy; Shale gas

A geological formation that may contain ground water but is not capable of transmitting significant quantities of it under normal hydraulic gradients.