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A map of the U.S. shows the Smackover Formation and the scientists’ sampling area in southwestern Arkansas. The formation is in yellow, and the sampling area is in red.
A map of the U.S. showing the geological area called the Smackover Formation. The highlighted portion in red, in southern Arkansas, was found by the U.S. Geological Survey to have high levels of ...
In addition to being a petroleum reservoir, as of 2015, the brine from the Smackover Formation is the only source of commercial bromine in the United States. [4] A 2022 report estimated that the lithium brine in the formation has "sufficient lithium to produce enough batteries for 50 million electric vehicles."
The Haynesville Shale is overlain by sandstone of the Cotton Valley Group and underlain by limestone of the Smackover Formation. [3] [4] It contains vast quantities of recoverable natural gas. This natural gas is known as "shale gas" because the wells produce from low permeability mudstones that are also the source for the natural gas. It was ...
The Brown Dense is a 300- to 500-foot thick interval within organic-rich, fine-grained carbonate rock that comprise the Lower Member of the Smackover Formation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Within this area, the Lower Smackover Member lies at depths of 8,000 to 10,000 feet beneath the land surface.
Exxon in early 2023 acquired the rights to 120000 gross acres (48562 gross hectares) of the Smackover formation in southern Arkansas, considered one of the most prolific lithium resources of its ...
The route continues north to cross Highway 335 before entering Smackover. Highway 7B runs through downtown Smackover, while the main route runs around the town meeting Highway 172. [2] Highway 7 continues northwest to enter Ouachita County. Highway 7 runs roughly parallel to Highway 376 until meeting the route south of Cullendale.
Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding lithium supply deal with battery parts maker LG Chem, the oil giant's second agreement to supply the electric vehicle battery metal from ...