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 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Rig Data : March 18, 2024


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 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Overview



The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale is a 2.7 million acre emerging horizontal oil play with vast quantities of oil contained in this powerful Cretaceous-age source rock. It created quite a stir in the industry two and a half years ago when Devon, one of the early entrants in the play, announced a significant acreage position and a plan to drill several horizontal wells.

Since then, over half a billion dollars has been spent by E&P companies on leasing, geo-science and the drilling of over twenty horizontal tests. The…

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