Shale gas

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025384",
  "term": "Shale gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Shale Gas",
  "definition": "1. Shale gas refers to natural gas that can be generated and trapped within shale units.\n\n2. 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.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Energy Resources Program Energy Glossary & Acronym List",
    "https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/shale-gas/"
}