"The Utica Shale is a rock unit located a few thousand feet below theMarcellus Shale. It also has the potential to become an enormous natural gas resource. The Utica Shale is thicker than the Marcellus, it is more geographically extensive and it has already proven its ability to support commercial production.
It is impossible to say at this time how large the Utica Shale resource might be because it has not been thoroughly evaluated and little public information is available about its organic content, the thickness of organic-rich intervals and how it will respond to horizontal drillingand hydraulic fracturing. However, the results of early testing indicate that the Utica Shale will be a very significant resource. "
Full article: Utica Shale - The Natural Gas Giant Below the Marcellus?
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