According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in 2011, the 1,750-square-mile (4,500 km 2) Monterey Shale Formation contained more than half of the United States's total …

The Miocene Monterey Formation is a thick, remarkably organic-rich marine deposit that extends vast distances across and offshore of California. It is composed chiefly of the remains of …

2013年9月2日 · Compared to more famous and heavily developed shales like North Dakota’s Bakken Formation or the Northeast’s Marcellus, the Monterey Formation is younger, with more …

2013年4月25日 · The thick, siliceous, highly tectonically fractured, organic-rich formation known as the Monterey is widely considered to be the primary source rock for hydrocarbons …

2024年9月4日 · California's Monterey Formation is one of the most fascinating geological formations in the United States. Stretching along the California coast from San Francisco to …

2021年4月30日 · The Monterey Shale is a rib-shaped formation that extends from northern California down to the Los Angeles area, offshore, and onto the outlying islands. The Monterey …

2021年1月16日 · The Monterey is largely siliceous shales interbedded with diatomites (chert) that represent deposition in low-energy, quiet-water settings in which clay particles and …

The Monterey Formation of California is part of a famous band of uniquely biogenic sediments deposited around the Pacific Rim between about 17 and 6 million years ago. Deposited …

2013年3月5日 · The Monterey Formation is a bio-siliceous, very organic-rich deposit found in southern California. It was deposited between 17 and 5 million years ago during a time when …

2013年10月14日 · An oil boom in California is being driven by new technologies that make it possible to extract oil trapped in shale layers of the Monterey Formation, which runs under the …