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New study aimed at improving understanding of potential Karoo shale gas reserves

The Council for Geoscience (CGS) in conjunction with other research bodies is improving the understanding of the stratigraphy and basinal settings of potential shale gas reserves in South Africa’s Karoo Basin region. CGS senior specialist scientist Dr Doug Cole says the study focuses on data retrieved from two recently drilled deep cored boreholes in the southern part of the Karoo basin, which was undertaken under the auspices of the Karoo Research Initiative (Karin).