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Unconventional Resources

Petroleum accumulations that are pervasive throughout a large area and not significantly affected by hydrodynamic influences. Examples include coal bed methane (CBM)/coal seam gas (CSG), basin-centered gas, shale gas, gas hydrate, natural bitumen, tar sands, and oil shale deposits.