Utica shale

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-	The '''Utica shale''' formation ranges between 300 and 1,000 feet thick. It is below the [[Lorraine shale]] formation. These rocks are porous, thick, brittle and over-pressured. These factors are very conducive to [[Hydro-fracturing|artificial fracture stimulation]].	+	The '''Utica shale''' formation ranges between 300 and 1,000 feet thick.
		+	It is an ''Upper Ordovician'' shale that is 440 to 460 million years old. It is considerably deeper than the [[Marcellus shale]] which is part of the ''Middle Devonian'' formation. It is immediately below the [[Lorraine shale]] formation. These rocks are porous, thick, brittle and over-pressured. These factors are very conducive to [[Hydro-fracturing|artificial fracture stimulation]].
-	This shale play is located in the [[Saint Lawrence Lowlands]] of Quebec, Canada, Montreal, and Northern [[New York]].	+	This shale play is located in the [[Saint Lawrence Lowlands]] of Quebec, Canada, Montreal, and Northern [[New York]]. It is relatively underdeveloped, so the quantity of natural gas there and its commercial viability are difficult to assess given so little drilling experience.

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The Utica shale formation ranges between 300 and 1,000 feet thick. It is an Upper Ordovician shale that is 440 to 460 million years old. It is considerably deeper than the Marcellus shale which is part of the Middle Devonian formation. It is immediately below the Lorraine shale formation. These rocks are porous, thick, brittle and over-pressured. These factors are very conducive to artificial fracture stimulation.

This shale play is located in the Saint Lawrence Lowlands of Quebec, Canada, Montreal, and Northern New York. It is relatively underdeveloped, so the quantity of natural gas there and its commercial viability are difficult to assess given so little drilling experience.