Lorraine shale
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- | The Lorraine shale may be up to 6500 feet thick. It is above the [[Utica shale]] formation. | + | The Lorraine shale may be up to 6500 feet thick. It is above the [[Utica shale]] formation. These rocks are porous, thick, brittle and over-pressured. These factors are very conducive to artificial fracture stimulation. |
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The Lorraine shale may be up to 6500 feet thick. It is above the Utica shale formation. These rocks are porous, thick, brittle and over-pressured. These factors are very conducive to artificial fracture stimulation.