In this section we explain the lifecycle of shale development including how a well is drilled and fractured.

The production cycle

Click below for more information on any stage of the production cycle:

• → Site selection and seismic
• → Wellsite construction
• → Drilling
• → Hydraulic Fracturing
• → Well completion & Production
• → Collecting and transporting natural gas
• → Reclamation & Remediation

• Shale gas
• Why shale gas? Why now?
• Where is it found?
• The history of shale gas
• How do you access shale gas?
• Natural gas
• Collecting and transporting natural gas