Shale Gas Basins of North America

The unconventional hydrocarbon resources map of North America provides an overview of major sedimentary basins, plays and active production areas that are targets of gas and liquid extraction. The map has been created from datasets compiled from various sources by the West Virginia GIS Technical Center, Dept. of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University (WVU). This project is a partnership between the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and WVU.

Data and Resources

Field Value
Citation "\"http://www.unconventionalenergyresources.com\""
Data History "\"10/2013\""
Ecological Region "\"Terrestrial\""
Is NETL associated "\"Yes\""
NETL Point of Contact "\"Kelly Rose\""
NETL Point of Contact's Email "\"kelly.rose@netl.doe.gov\""
NETL program or project "\"ORD Complementary Program, Unconventional Resources\""
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • Global Provider
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • basin
  • ckan
  • edx
  • energy
  • energy-data-exchange
  • energy-resources
  • geo
  • geographic
  • geology
  • geoss
  • global
  • production
  • shale
  • structural
  • unconventional
  • well-data
  • wells
author Tim Carr
author_email Tim.Carr@mail.wvu.edu
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license_id No License Restrictions
license_title No License Restrictions
maintainer Tim Carr
maintainer_email Tim.Carr@mail.wvu.edu
metadata_created 2025-11-25T22:55:39.093452
metadata_modified 2025-11-25T22:55:39.093455
notes The unconventional hydrocarbon resources map of North America provides an overview of major sedimentary basins, plays and active production areas that are targets of gas and liquid extraction. The map has been created from datasets compiled from various sources by the West Virginia GIS Technical Center, Dept. of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University (WVU). This project is a partnership between the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and WVU.
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num_tags 19
title Shale Gas Basins of North America