THE OILFIELD PROFILE
In 1989, Devon became one of the first companies to produce economically viable quantities of natural gas from coalbeds.
Drilling into northwest New Mexico’s Fruitland coal formations, the company’s innovation and persistence helped unlock
the secrets to producing coalbed natural gas, which has become a major energy resource in North America. Devon’s coalbed operations in the San Juan Basin are expected to ultimately produce more than 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Successes in the San Juan Basin have led to other coalbed reservoirs in Wyoming and to exploration projects in Montana,
Oklahoma and western Canada.
The company asserted its pioneering spirit again in developing the huge Barnett Shale natural gas field in 2002 when it acquired Mitchell Energy. After charting new ground in New Mexico and Wyoming, technical challenges the Barnett offered
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