North Carolina shale
From Wikimarcellus
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 20:36, 20 May 2009 Tcopley (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Tcopley (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| <center>http://www.sonic.net/~tcopley/img/nc_shale.gif <br>'''North Carolina's sedimentary rock and shale sequences are several thousand feet thick'''<br>[http://geology.com/ Map compliments of '''geology.com''']</center> | <center>http://www.sonic.net/~tcopley/img/nc_shale.gif <br>'''North Carolina's sedimentary rock and shale sequences are several thousand feet thick'''<br>[http://geology.com/ Map compliments of '''geology.com''']</center> | ||
| - | '''North Carolina shale''' can be found in the ''Cumnock Formation'' of the [[Deep River Basin]] and the ''Cow Branch Formation'' of the [[Dan River Basin]] The shales that are rich in organic matter may eventually produce gas in commercial quantities. | + | '''North Carolina shale''' can be found in the ''Cumnock Formation'' of the [[Deep River Basin]] and the ''Cow Branch Formation'' of the [[Dan River Basin]] These shales, which are rich in organic matter, may eventually produce gas in paying quantities. |
Current revision
North Carolina's sedimentary rock and shale sequences are several thousand feet thick
Map compliments of geology.com
North Carolina shale can be found in the Cumnock Formation of the Deep River Basin and the Cow Branch Formation of the Dan River Basin These shales, which are rich in organic matter, may eventually produce gas in paying quantities.
