Shale thickness

Is there a way to quantify the thickness of the shale as far as, say, the well is drilled where the shale is 25 or 50 or 100 feet thick. Is there a proportion or any kind of idea for "thickness" = "X" mcf? Maybe per horizontal length?

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0jw0dsu4txfuvPermalink Reply by 0jw0dsu4txfuv on August 19, 2011 at 12:48pm
Generally you are speaking about vertical thickness? If thsat is the case more feet of shale thickness doesn't equal more gas. The fracking process gains access to the fratures where the gas is. The longer the horozontial the more gas since they get more access to the shale.
Permalink Reply by redbank on August 19, 2011 at 2:27pm
The reason I ask this is because the guys working (and I assume "in the know") a nearby, freshly fracked/finished well refer to this as a good one because it is 100 ft thick here.
0jw0dsu4txfuvPermalink Reply by 0jw0dsu4txfuv on August 19, 2011 at 11:30pm
One hundred is about average.
Permalink Reply by FXEF on August 20, 2011 at 12:24pm

redbank,

 

Ask the guys what mcfd the well is making? That's what is important not the rock thickness. 

Permalink Reply by LAE on August 27, 2011 at 11:51pm
Of course the thicker the shale, the more gas is likely to be available. Why do you think the gas companies hurried to tap the 300 ft parts ahead of the 50 ft locations!!

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