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davebygolly on June 3, 2009 - 5:38pm

Matt Simmons also says that the shale gas fields go into decline very rapidly. What affect does this have on projections?

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WebHubbleTelescope on June 4, 2009 - 1:34am

The effect it has on projections is that new fields have to come on line continuously. Many times you see these characteristic layered NG production plots. The successive layers have a delineated shape primarily due to this fast depletion.

If the new introduction ever stops it all will end rather abruptly.

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