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Shale Basin and Plays World

The dataset provides an overview of major natural basins and plays that are targets of gas and liquid hydrocarbon unconventinoal resources worldwide. It was created from various sources at West Virginia GIS Technical Center, Dept. of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University. The data set has been created as part of the project between World Resources Institute and WVU.

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Maintainer George Hall
Last Updated October 8, 2013, 14:12 (EST)
Created October 8, 2013, 14:09 (EST)
Citation NETL
Ecological Region Terrestrial
Netl Product yes
Poc Email kelly.rose@netl.doe.gov
Point Of Contact Kelly Rose
Program Or Project EPAct Unconventional Resources
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