Hughes cited in LA Times on Monterey shale
December 29, 2013
Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes report for Post Carbon Institute Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale was cited in this article on the prospects for the Monterey shale formation in the LA Times.
From the article:
In early December, a study by Canadian geoscientist J. David Hughes questioned assumptions made in the 2011 energy agency study and this year’s USC report. The Hughes report, “Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale,” analyzed current production data and concluded that the estimates were likely “overstated … wishful thinking” and that only a small percentage of the shale oil believed to be trapped in the formation will ever be produced.