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Gripen Gas Annouces Well Results for Sweden Alum Shale

Gripen Gas Annouces Well Results for Sweden Alum Shale

Gripen Gas announced today the drilling results from their Ekeby Permit, onshore Sweden. Three wells were drilled to ..

Gripen Gas Drilling Results for Sweden Alum Shale Well

Gripen Gas Drilling Results for Sweden Alum Shale Well

The prospective Alum Shale was encountered at depths of 75-­-85metres in the wells and all wells had gas shows whilst drilling. One well cored the Alum Shale section.All…

Shell Ends Search For Shale Gas in Sweden

Shell noted that the drilling results were "rather mixed" and therefore they are not progressing with the project in Sweden.

Gripen Gas Awarded Sweden Shale Gas Licences

Gripen Gas Awarded Sweden Shale Gas Licences

The five exploration licences (Greby, Össby, Nyby, Lundeby and Melby) in Öland cover a range of potential Cambro-Ordivician exploration targets for unconventional hydrocarbons. A number of wells drilled…

Gripen Gas Awarded Another Shale Gas License

Gripen Gas confirmed today that Bergsstaten (Swedish Mines Inspectorate) has awarded two further exploration licences totalling 11km2 in Östergötland County . The exploration licences are for unconventional gas…

Shell To Drill Second Well Sweden Shale Well

Shell has been looking for shale gas in the southern region of Skaane and has already completed work on the first of three exploration wells.

Shell Hunts For Shale Gas in Sweden

Shell Sweden commented that the company was in the process of drilling the first well and expected to finish this month.

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Sweden Shale Rig Data: September 22, 2026

Sweden Shale Overview

Alum Shale Formation or Alunskiffer of Sweden. These black shales are of Cambro-Ordovician age and occur in Östergötland and elsewhere. Gas has been reported to seep from wells that penetrated the Alum shale. The gas has formed from the bacteria feeding from the organic content of the shale and converting part of the organic material in the shale into methane. This works in the same way as a biogas digester. The gas remains trapped within the natural cracks and fissures of the Alunskiffer.

Though the shale is somewhat thin and…