When comparing oil and gas projects-their relative attractiveness, robustness, and
contribution to markets-various dollar per barrel benchmarks are quoted in the literature and …

New well productivity levels have increased steadily across the major shale gas and tight oil
basins of North America since large-scale development began a decade ago. These gains …

We study how much private mineral owners capture geologically-driven advantages in well
productivity through a higher royalty rate. Using proprietary data from nearly 1.8 million …

Remarkable breakthroughs have been achieved in exploration of marine shale gas, acting
as important cleaner energy resources in complex tectonic regions, encouraging us to …

Production of oil from shale and tight reservoirs accounted for almost 50% of 2016 total US
production and is projected to continue growing. The objective of our analysis was to …

Discussion on shale gas production sustainability raises the question of shale gas well
profitability. The study presents a well economics model incorporating key geologic and …

Over the past decade, the rapid increase in shale gas and shale oil production in the United
States has profoundly changed energy markets in North America, and has led to a …

We formulate a model of shale oil development that identifies how much of the US resource
base is likely to be economically viable at various price levels, and what share of potential …

The recent development of unconventional oil and gas (O&G) reservoirs has led to an
abundant hydrocarbon supply, both domestically and globally. However, there is a …

Using a large dataset of well-level natural gas production from Wyoming, we evaluate the
respective roles played by market signals and geological characteristics in natural gas …