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1. What do we mean by "unconventional gases"?
Physically and chemically, unconventional gas is of the same nature as conventional gas: most of it is methane, commonly referred to as "natural gas" .
The classification of a gas in one category or another depends on the conditions under which it is formed and accumulated, and whether the reservoir is exploited conventionally or unconventionally.
The oil industry calls conventional gas deposits those contained in permeable rock, which are relatively easy to exploit. It calls all others unconventional, and the boundary between the two evolves over time with advances in technology.
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What do we mean by "unconventional gases"?
Bibliography
Websites
US Energy Information Agency: natural gas section http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas
Natural Gas Electronic periodical: international news with specific sections on different types of unconventional gas http://www.naturalgaseurope.com...
Events
Unconventional Gas Conference: annual conference organized in London by SMI http://www.smi-online.co.uk
Annual Unconventional Gas Conference: annual conference organized in Europe by Platts http://www.platts.com
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