Global Unconventional Gas Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2012 - 2018
Gas reservoirs are mainly classified into conventional or unconventional. An unconventional gas reservoir is one which is situated in rocks with low permeability, thereby making the gas inaccessible unlike in conventional gas deposits. The cost of finding, developing, and managing these resources is much higher than conventional resources. The main technologies used for drilling the UCG (unconventional gas) are hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” and horizontal drilling.
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