About: shale

Head noun: shale

Same concepts
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Shale

Broader concepts

label	provenance	confidence
type of rock	isap:199537427	0.688369
new source of oil	isap:153854462	0.682116
tight formation	isap:334969688	0.609968
unconventional reservoir	isap:334535989	0.605571
unconventional source of oil	isap:153854474	0.591096
rock	isap:199738278	0.555895
several type of rock	isap:199537436	0.555064
unconventional source	isap:153854454	0.552166
material	isap:293717313	0.549444
rock formation	isap:334969690	0.539054
impurity	isap:291212611	0.523730
source of natural gas	isap:153854461	0.517067
tight rock	isap:199738281	0.515712
soft sedimentary rock	isap:199738296	0.511288
unconventional oil source	isap:153854457	0.508175
unconventional natural gas	isap:324023647	0.499065
difficult rock formation	isap:334969713	0.496404
tight geologic formation	isap:334969721	0.493905
porous media	isap:372185391	0.483257
unconventional gas	isap:324023628	0.471402
tight rock formation	isap:334969692	0.463278
low permeability rock	isap:199738287	0.462087
kind of rock	isap:200206142	0.459741
soft formation	isap:334969700	0.447762
soft stone	isap:374736605	0.443117
unconventional deposit	isap:228056611	0.442918
type of rock formation	isap:199537431	0.442047
unconventional formation	isap:334969701	0.441242
geological formation	isap:334969698	0.438004
tight reservoir	isap:334535991	0.424434
clay-rich rock	isap:199738302	0.424283
unconventional natural gas resource	isap:293806531	0.423252
source	isap:153854455	0.422524
unconventional play	isap:199945221	0.417905
layer of sedimentary rock	isap:372061486	0.415833
dense rock formation	isap:334969716	0.415756
rock type	isap:199537430	0.414390
natural gas liquid	isap:157270780	0.413429
fossil fuel	isap:197648445	0.407657
low permeability formation	isap:334969702	0.398732
unconventional resource	isap:293806523	0.398255
energy industry	isap:295567536	0.396062
soft rock	isap:199738288	0.393038
natural resource	isap:293806547	0.392941
impermeable barrier	isap:226242008	0.385844
sedimentary rock	isap:199738279	0.385052
gas supplies	isap:294529793	0.380554
geologic formation	isap:334969734	0.380278
impervious rock	isap:199738312	0.376777
tight geological formation	isap:334969732	0.375180
impermeable rock	isap:199738284	0.374847
fine-grained sedimentary rock	isap:199738285	0.374505
metamorphic rock	isap:199738300	0.372741
source rock	isap:199738283	0.372285
form of sedimentary rock	isap:197635472	0.369497
low-permeability formation	isap:334969727	0.363860
common rock	isap:199738286	0.358706
argillaceous material	isap:293717316	0.352930
variety of material	isap:229612258	0.340377
raw material	isap:293717317	0.334557
unconventional petroleum resource	isap:293806550	0.321760
particular problem	isap:228083395	0.319606
gas	isap:324023629	0.311523
tight oil formation	isap:334969743	0.309624
kind of sedimentary rock	isap:200206144	0.308759
sediment	isap:294976446	0.306743
gas from sedimentary rock	isap:324023648	0.301014
energy resource	isap:293806548	0.299364
dense rock	isap:199738318	0.297555
production of unconventional gas	isap:258903432	0.294158
factor	isap:156009241	0.293423
permeable rock	isap:199738306	0.292176
natural gas	isap:324023630	0.282980
layered rock	isap:199738315	0.280862
formation	isap:334969689	0.280599
host rock	isap:199738313	0.279719
unconventional	isap:52755277	0.276276
consolidated rock	isap:199738297	0.273240
unconventional gas reserve	isap:228875355	0.269636
substance	isap:335564063	0.267363
gas production	isap:258903430	0.267288
project	isap:228842475	0.261485
mineral	isap:223321920	0.253550
other rock	isap:199738317	0.250324
variety of soil type	isap:229612259	0.247309
clay	isap:197937879	0.246683
gas development	isap:207439538	0.242529
deposit	isap:228056626	0.241835
impermeable layer	isap:372061488	0.240395
gas output	isap:156213774	0.238010
gas resource	isap:293806526	0.237471
play	isap:199945226	0.234164
stone	isap:374736604	0.233103
geologic material	isap:293717329	0.232687
oil	isap:324041693	0.226944
insoluble	isap:338171797	0.225649
hydraulic fracturing	isap:260001764	0.225184
renewable	isap:339313683	0.221980
liquid	isap:157270779	0.220198
vegetation	isap:258866794	0.219712
thing	isap:366227363	0.217054
weak rock	isap:199738314	0.215906
natural gas production	isap:258903427	0.212704
ponzus scheme	isap:156324567	0.212519
source rock for oil	isap:199738299	0.211466
means	isap:372191534	0.209062
type of sedimentary rock	isap:199537428	0.204965
stratum	isap:221522067	0.201681
resource	isap:293806549	0.196572
reservoir	isap:334535990	0.196571
framework	isap:334930940	0.191151
sort	isap:199357190	0.190518
limestone	isap:339430577	0.190368
method	isap:164173799	0.189338
lithology	isap:336595525	0.189317
fossil	isap:159393458	0.188562
water	isap:370504632	0.186132
amount in many rock	isap:158693448	0.183810
crap	isap:197901073	0.182268
layer	isap:372061485	0.181895
process	isap:228005146	0.180770
sedimentary material	isap:293717332	0.172219
color	isap:372488940	0.171622
ground	isap:161510192	0.166198
bubble	isap:156868106	0.162941
study	isap:374827360	0.161812
boom	isap:197993001	0.157983
company	isap:224578605	0.157763
sandstone	isap:338610187	0.152938
earths crust	isap:371801661	0.151706
solid	isap:374901364	0.147215
case	isap:197857231	0.145669
texture	isap:230748666	0.143391
field	isap:364812049	0.141915
lightweight aggregate	isap:334595687	0.139780
kind	isap:200206143	0.133606
unit	isap:199156243	0.133236
bedrock	isap:223147466	0.133028
elastic property	isap:294239577	0.131124
sand	isap:199682161	0.123394
seal	isap:199372418	0.123285
answer	isap:161928185	0.120887
area	isap:197970062	0.117809
region	isap:159437955	0.115518
however	isap:227981724	0.112834
h	isap:52557912	0.112070
shale	isap:375995857	0.111529
nature	isap:160299954	0.110876
fluid	isap:374134467	0.102644
place	isap:364455810	0.101425
mile	isap:200017321	0.097164
coal	isap:197908759	0.095938
production	isap:258903426	0.094284
soil	isap:199356561	0.091911
forest	isap:159238495	0.090936
character	isap:337049850	0.088663
well	isap:199331101	0.082887
cliff	isap:372172144	0.082808
foot	isap:197630482	0.077884
the	isap:324068752	0.069658
rest	isap:199698930	0.067019
offshore	isap:298617675	0.066787
particle	isap:292767849	0.049415
year	isap:199044884	0.041002
volcano	isap:222848439	0.033462

Narrower concepts

label	provenance	confidence
eagle ford shale	isap:375995855	0.696362
marcellus shale	isap:375995856	0.630540
eagle ford	isap:90152392	0.621511
new albany	isap:118656342	0.491402
oil shale	isap:375995864	0.481053
bakken	isap:120167304	0.478289
marcellus	isap:12727401	0.390849
drilling in the marcellus	isap:361690087	0.386851
haynesville	isap:415831660	0.290014
however	isap:38278249	0.276713
utica	isap:369358058	0.268821
bakken in north dakota	isap:120167305	0.263911
barnett	isap:38476005	0.254954
coal	isap:93999156	0.253752
mancos	isap:123536049	0.219685
texas	isap:376447615	0.218564
marine origin	isap:122314048	0.205423
limestone	isap:17282973	0.196095
slate	isap:366689348	0.174172
arkansas	isap:358390880	0.171263
base	isap:85351477	0.154916
conodont	isap:362797152	0.151927
sandstone	isap:12478109	0.143029
cement	isap:115184868	0.131807
the	isap:467414996	0.130817
rock	isap:96323460	0.125396
quartzite	isap:17055160	0.118600
clay	isap:95176102	0.112384
shale	isap:375995857	0.111529
quartz	isap:115368006	0.102477
montmorillonite	isap:465426573	0.100218
formation	isap:15803237	0.098887
colour	isap:117251903	0.089959
dolomite	isap:361440833	0.078760
foot	isap:90087716	0.075603
fact	isap:90451531	0.073018
chlorite	isap:363819055	0.055234