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Shale gas

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002079

Natural gas produced from wells that are open to shale formations. Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock composed of mud from flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other materials. The shale acts as both the source and the reservoir for the natural gas. See natural gas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002079
FieldEnergy
SubjectNatural gas
ReferencesEIA Glossary
See alsoNatural gas
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Natural gas produced from wells that are open to shale formations. Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock composed of mud from flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other materials. The shale acts as both the source and the reservoir for the natural gas. See natural gas.",
  "subject": "Natural gas",
  "see_also": [
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  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/shale-gas/"
}

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