Potential source rock (shale) in the Monterey Formation of California

Mar 27, 2018 (Last modified Mar 30, 2018)
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This dataset is the estimated extent of potential source rock (shale) in the Monterey Formation of California. Due to technological limitations and the fact that the source rock is heavily fractured and folded, it is unlikely that hydraulic fracturing techniques used in other parts of the US would be able to be used to develop oil in the Monterey source rock.
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http://ccst.us/publications/2015/160708-sb4-vol-III-3.pdf

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oil and gas, fracking, monterey formation, monterey shale, hydraulic fracturing
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Stephanie Dashiell
Energy Associate Project Director with The Nature Conservancy

I work on issues related to conservation of biodiversity and renewable energy development in California.