AAPG E-Symposium Series
The
Niobrara
Petroleum
System: A Tight Oil / Gas Resource Play
April 28, 2011
| Questions & Readings |
| Questions
for
CEU
Credit:
Please
write
a
brief
(one
paragraph)
response
to
the
questions
and
email
them
to snash@aapg.org |
| 1.
Where is the Niobrara, and what are its key characteristics? |
| 2. Describe the "Resource Pyramid" and what it
tells us about the relationship between gas / shale / formation
characteristics, cost of recovery, and technology. |
| 3.
Describe the source rocks of the Niobrara and their significance. |
| 4.
Discuss the importance of fracturing in the Niobrara. |
| 5.
Where and how is the Niobrara overpressured? |
| 6.
How are horizontal drilling and fracture stimulation important in
developing the Niobrara? |