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Testing the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
December 20, 2011 | FuelFix.com

Some of the first horizontal wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale of central Louisiana are yielding oil. Some researchers believe that the formation contains billions of barrels of oil.


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