Tag: geology

  • Carbon Capture & Sequestration (#CCS) – Michigan’s Leading Role

    Carbon Capture & Sequestration (#CCS) – Michigan’s Leading Role

    Michigan is playing a leading role in Carbon Capture & Sequestration (#CCS). Developing solar & wind as renewable energy resources is very important, but there is a reality that fossil fuels will provide a majority percentage of global energy for many decades to come even if every single world citizen & legislator focused on eliminating…

  • Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – August 2016

    Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – August 2016

    Michigan oil & gas activity gets busy in August of 2016. August has more applications for new wells than all seven previous months of 2016 combined. We have an applications for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF), as well as applications to explore the Trenton Group in Lenawee & Monroe Counties. The HVHF…

  • Michigan Oil & Gas Production Report January – December 2015

    Michigan Oil & Gas Production Report January – December 2015

    The 2015 full year petroleum production numbers are, according to RMP estimates, 98% reported. That means it’s time to review a whole host of tables and graphs showing you the top hydrocarbon producers in the Michigan Basin for 2015. Check out this annual production summary to see what got produced and where in Michigan. Also,…

  • Michigan Petroleum Geology 101

    Michigan Petroleum Geology 101

    Marathon Oil, a Houston Texas company, has recently purchased Encana’s (Calgary, Canada) leased acreage and producing wells in the Michigan Basin. Encana was given millions of gallons of Michigan freshwater to test the Collingwood shale and was permitted to use millions of gallons more. Their results, however, have not been economically viable for a for-profit…