# Presentation: 237414

## Unconventional Natural Gas:Industry Savior or Bridge

**EIA Midterm Energy Outlook**
** ****and Modeling Conference**
**Washington, DC**
**March 27, 2006**

**Ted McCallister**
**Energy Information Administration**
- _[ted.mccallister@eia.doe.gov](mailto:ted.mccallister@eia.doe.gov)_
**202-586-4820**

***Unconventional Gas Production Projections in***
*** ******the Annual Energy Outlook 2006: An Overview***

**High Permeability**
**Sandstone**

**Low Permeability**
**Sandstone**

## Unfractured Shale

**Unfractured Shale**

**Fractured Shale**

## Coalbed Methane Well

**Coal**

**Coal**

**Coal**

**Coal**

**Coalbed Methane Well**

**Pipe is Cemented in Place **
**To Protect Groundwater**

**Collection Point for Water**

**Surface Pump Takes Water Out of Well**

**Water to Treatment Disposal Facility**

**Methane to Compression Pipeline**

**Water**

**Methane**

**Methane**

## Natural Gas Production by Source 1990-2030(Trillion Cubic Feet)

**History**

**Projections**

**Lower 48 Non-Associated Unconventional**

**Lower 48 Non-Associated Conventional Onshore**

**Lower 48 Non-Associated Offshore**

**Lower 48 Associated-Dissolved**

**Alaska**

## Unconventional Gas Share of Lower 48 Production

**41%**

**16%**

**51%**

## U.S. Unconventional Natural Gas Production, 1990-2030 (trillion cubic feet)

**History**

**Projections**

**Tight sands**

**Coalbed methane**

**Gas shales**

## Cumulative Unconventional Gas Production by Region, 2003-2030 (Trillion Cubic Feet)

- DC

**Cumulative Unconventional Gas Production by Region, 2003-2030 (Trillion Cubic Feet)**

**    ****Northeast**

**      ****West Coast**

**  ****Rocky Mountain**

**    ****Midcontinent**

**   ****Southwest**

-   **Gulf Coast**

**Coalbed Methane**

**Gas Shales**

**Tight Sands**

**39**

**64**

**3**

**7**

**21**

**43**

**2**

**2**

**14**

**9**

**11**

**4**

## Coalbed Methane Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004

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**Coalbed Methane Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004**

**    ****Northeast**

**      ****West Coast**

**  ****Rocky Mountain**

**    ****Midcontinent**

**   ****Southwest**

-   **Gulf Coast**

**Proved Reserves**
**[Trillion Cubic Feet]**

**14.87**

**8**

**1.53**

**59**

**1.66**

**6**

**2**

**.68**

**Undeveloped Technically Recoverable**
**Resources [Trillion Cubic Feet]**

## Gas Shales Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004

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**Gas Shales Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004**

**    ****Northeast**

**      ****West Coast**

**  ****Rocky Mountain**

**    ****Midcontinent**

**   ****Southwest**

-   **Gulf Coast**

**Undeveloped Technically Recoverable**
**Resources [Trillion Cubic Feet]**

**14****	**

**.25**

**29**

**5.21**

**40**

**3.07**

**Proven Reserves**
**[Trillion Cubic Feet]**

## Tight Gas Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004

- DC

**Tight Gas Resources by Region as of January 1, 2004**

**    ****Northeast**

**      ****West Coast**

**  ****Rocky Mountain**

**    ****Midcontinent**

**   ****Southwest**

-   **Gulf Coast**

**Undeveloped Technically Recoverable**
**Resources [Trillion Cubic Feet]**

**164**

**30.00**

**56**

**5.44**

**59**

**16.58**

**12**

**9**

**5.09**

**2.97**

**Proven Reserves**
**[Trillion Cubic Feet]**

**<1**

**0.00**

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