URGENCY VISION SUCCESS VALUE DISTINCTION

Unconventional Natural GasThe Next Energy Frontier

URGENCY

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Unconventional Natural Gas

The world is running out of oil and we need a significant source of energy for the next three decades to allow time for other technologies to develop.

Fields yet to be developedor found

GAP

VISION

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Unconventional Natural Gas

Increase unconventional natural gas exploration, production and utilization to help provide for US energy and environmental needs for the next 100 years

SUCCESS

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Increased reserves production that helps provide for US energy and environmental needs for 100 years.

Unconventional Natural Gas

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VALUE

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Unconventional Natural Gas

Access to technology and policy

research that will enable: • Entry into new markets

• Transportation, electricity

• Overcoming limitations

associated with water quality

and quantity

• Increase in capabilities

• Resource and volume

• Influence local, state and federal

policy makers

• Access to students and

researchers as potential

employees

DISTINCTION

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Unconventional Natural Gas

School of Law

• Uniquely positioned in terms of research programs, people and resources

• Leadership in engineering:• Hydraulic fracturing• Water treatment and reuse• Shale – fluid interactions• Horizontal and multi-lateral wells• Petrophysical characterization• Gas separation

• Leadership in earth sciences:• Geological characterization• Petrophysical and geochemical

measurements• Field and basin-wide resource

assessments

• Leadership in policy, legal and business-related energy issues

URGENCY VISION SUCCESS VALUE DISTINCTION

Unconventional Natural Gas

Increase unconventional natural gas exploration, production and utilization to help provide for US energy needs for the

next 100 years