The Danish shale gas play

European shale gas exploration is still in its early phase. In many countries the oil and gas industry has focused on thick organic rich Palaeozoic shales known as important source rocks for conventional oil and gas fields. In Denmark shale gas research and exploration is also focused on the Lower Palaeozoic shales and two licences have been awarded to Total E&P. The first exploration well for shale gas is scheduled to be drilled in northern Jutland mid-2014.