What is the main difference between shale gas and black shale?

Not sure I fully understand this question!? Shale gas is typically produced from organic-rich shales. Organic-rich shales are usually dark gray to black in color. A shale could be black and not be a good gas shale if the organic matter type is wrong or if the shale is ductile (will not hydraulically fracture well). read more

Shale gas is typically produced from organic-rich shales. Organic-rich shales are usually dark gray to black in color. A shale could be black and not be a good gas shale if the organic matter type is wrong or if the shale is ductile (will not hydraulically fracture well). read more

Shale gas, Shale oil and Oil shale differ from each other. Shale gas: It is basically natural gas which is extracted by the process of fracking. Countries like USA and China are using this method. read more

Both types of rock break apart in layers and both types of rock also come in the same set of colors, with shades ranging from gray to black. The biggest difference, noticeable when handling the rocks, is in both the hardness and the different uses for each of the two unique types of rock. Shale is the softer of the two rocks. read more