How Natural Gas Production has Changed

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Date

Sept. 7, 2016

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Media Highlight

Source

Power Engineering

"According to a new study released last month by Resources for the Future (RFF), a think tank devoted to the research and analysis of natural resources, natural gas produced from unconventional resources such as shale are 2.7 times more responsive to changes in demand than conventional production. The reason is this: Unconventional wells produce significantly more gas at a consistent and faster flow rate. RFF researchers said production from these wells behaved more like a 'manufacturing process.'"

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