List of U.S. Tight Oil Plays
Maturing Tight Oil Plays:
Plays having oil dominant fairways with associated gas as well as the liquid-rich gas plays
Bakken – Three Forks: Williston Basin, Montana, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan
Niobrara Shale: DJ Basin, Colorado and Wyoming
Cardium Sand – Shale: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Alberta
Bone Spring – AvalonShale: Delaware Basin, West Texas and southern New Mexico.
Eagle Fordoil and wet gas windows: South Texas
Wolfberry Play: Midland Basin, West Texas.
Barnett Combo: oil window play. Ft. Worth Basin, Texas
Mississippian – Shelf: Anadarko Basin, north-central Oklahoma and south-central-northwest Kansas
Cleveland sandstone: Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma
Viking Sandstone: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Alberta
Granite Wash: Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma and Texas
Emerging Tight Oil Plays:
Due to limited data on the newer plays, performance analytics, play extent/sweet spot, operator performance and costs will be limited
Bakken – Exshaw: Southern Alberta Basin, Montana and Alberta
Duvernay Shale: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Mowry Shale: Wyoming
Heath Shale: Montana
Monterey formation: California
Cane Creek/Paradox Shales: Paradox Basin, Utah, Colorado
Utica Shale: Ohio, Pennsylvania
Uteland Butte/Wasatch: Uinta Basin, Utah
Atoka/Cherokee: Southeast Colorado
Collingwood Shale: Michigan
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale: Louisiana, Mississippi
Woodford Shale: Anadarko oil window
Brown Dense (Lower Smackover): South Arkansas, North Louisiana
Montney: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Nordegg: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Banff: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin