Geochemical characterization of the Devonian-Mississippian Woodford Shale from the McAlister Cemetery Quarry, Criner Hills Uplift, Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma

It has been estimated that technically recoverable reserves from shales in the continental U.S. are believed to be approximately 24 billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 750 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas. In Oklahoma the most important hydrocarbon source rock is the Woodford Shale, proposed to be the source of some 70% of the state's liquid hydrocarbon reserves. Such a regionally widespread source rock provides potential for both academic study...