The United States oil and gas industry is a sector of the economy that involves the exploration, extraction, refining, and distribution of petroleum and natural gas products. This industry plays a significant role in the United States’ energy landscape and overall economy.
The Western Canada oil and gas industry refers to the sector involved in the exploration, production, refining, and distribution of oil and natural gas in the western provinces of Canada that include Alberta, British Columbia (BC) and Saskatchewan.
The Rocky Mountain Region related to oil & gas is made up of Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah. It includes 7 basins/plays – Green River, Uinta-Piceance, Powder River, Raton, DENVER-JULESBURG, PICEANCE and SAN JUAN.
The Utica and Marcellus Shale Plays in the Appalachian Basin are the fourth and first largest natural gas producing plays in the United States, respectively.
The Bakken Shale Play is located in Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota, as well as parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in the Williston Basin.
Montney is found in Northeast British Columbia and Northwestern Alberta Montney being rich in natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids from the Early Triassic period.
Natural gas production from seven key onshore Lower 48 regions will ease lower from August to September but remain above 98 Bcf/d, according to the latest modeling from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
On the border of Texas and Louisiana, The Haynesville Basin covers 23 counties. It averages 200 to 300 feet thick and covers an area of around 9,000 square miles.
Haynesville 65 rigs running in the region, down by 31 rigs from the peak.
West Texas Oil & Gas is an oil-and-gas-producing area that makes up the majority of the Permian Basin that covers an area approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long
