The Marcellus Shale Formation
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The Marcellus Shale is not the only exciting shale play in the United States although it is probably in the Top 3 shales.  Below is a list of the biggest natural gas shale fields in the United States and Canada.  Also, you can find out which companies are drilling there as well.

The Haynesville Shale -  The Haynesville Shale is located in East Texas and Northwest Louisiana.  This shale field will be the biggest natural gas deposit in a few years.

The Barnett Shale -  The Barnet Shale is located in Central Texas and is the largest proved shale to date in the USA.

The Fayetteville Shale - The Fayetteville Shale is located in Arkansas.

The Woodford Shale -  The Woodford Shale is located in Oklahoma.

The Bakken Shale -  The Bakken Oil Shale is located in North Dakota, Montana, Canada.

The Chattanooga Shale -  The Chattanooga Shale is located in central Tennessee.

The Huron Shale -  The Huron Shale is located in Ohio and West Virginia.

The Eagleford Shale - The Eagleford Shale is located in South Texas

Green River Formation - The Green River Formation in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, holds oil shale and natural gas

In Canada

The Horn River Basin -  The Horn River Shale is located in northeast British Columbia, BC.

The Montney Shale -  The Montney Shale is located right below the horn river basin shale in British Columbia.

The Utica Shale -  The Utica Shale is located in the Quebec region north of New York.

 
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