Tight Oil

Recently, Cairn Oil & Gas has announced that it is partnering US-based Halliburton to start Tight Oil (also known as shale oil) exploration in the Lower Barmer Hill formation, Western Rajasthan.

About Tight Oil

  • Also known as shale oil, shale-hosted oil or light tight oil, it is light crude oil contained in petroleum-bearing formations of low permeability, often shale or tight sandstone.

Tight Oil Extraction Methods

  • Mined shale oils are transported to the processing plants, heated to 5000C, and oil comes out from these rocks.
  • Oil shale is broken by explosion and Kerogen comes out like crude oil from these rocks.

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