DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proprietary secrets, a land grab and exploratory wells; the early makings of what could be the Northeast's next major oil and natural gas play. For the first time in decades, unconventional drilling technology finds operators in West Virginia and Kentucky searching underneath the Appalachian Basin for more reserves in a deep sub-basin known as the Rome Trough. Following on the work of their predecessors, today's oil and gas drillers are out to produce a formation in a way that was once thought inconceivable. Early activity and sources suggest that a play for the Rogersville Shale in the Rome Trough could one day be comparable to the Marcellus and Utica.
So far, the Rogersville Shale has largely flown under the radar. A new special report from the editors of NGI's Shale Daily exposes what some E&Ps had hoped to keep secret. A half dozen or more E&Ps are clandestinely attempting to learn more about the Rogersville Shale--and a land grab is on to lock up lease rights for thousands of acres before the word gets out.
NGI has just published a free Rogersville Shale special report answering these questions and more:
* Which E&Ps are clandestinely trying to learn about the Rogersville with test wells?
* Which non-Marcellus/Utica E&P is the surprising early pioneer in the play?
* Which big Marcellus/Utica E&Ps are actively testing in the Rogersville right now (and where)?
* What lease terms are being signed on Rogersville acreage?
* When were the first test wells drilled in the Rogersville?
With maps, charts and loaded with information, NGI's Rogersville Shale special report is a must-have free download: http://www.naturalgasintel.com/rogersville.
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