Shale Fields

Producing since the 1920s, West Texas and New Mexico, over 5 million barrels per day in the 2020s....

First produced 1953, North Dakota and Montana, past 1 million barrels per day at peak....

Discovered 2008, South Texas, past 1.5 million barrels per day at peak....

Identified 1839, Appalachian basin, the largest US gas shale....

Developed from 2008, Louisiana and Texas, a top tier dry gas play....

Developed from 2010, Neuquen Basin, the leading shale play outside North America....