Rediscovering Natural Gas By Hitting Rock Bottom : NPR
Mentioned in the "comments": the toxic chemicals that come with hydraulic fracturing and in turn pollute the aquifers.
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How Much Natural Gas Remains in the USA? -- Seeking Alpha
Based on data from EIA, the annual US consumption of natural gas is about 23 TCF (23 trillion cubic feet). The proven natural gas reserve, as shown here, is 237.726 TCF.
Total Lower 48 Unproved: 1366.96
Total U.S. Unproved: 1536.38
Proved Reserves: 211.09
The bulk of the "Unproved" gas is: Unconventional Gas Recovery(644.92)
Tight Gas 309.58
Shale Gas 267.26
Coalbed Methane 68.09
One comment to that article that I am keen on verifying:
We have learned how to economically extract gas from shale ...
