DrillingInfo CEO Allen Gilmer talks with Rigzone about shale plays to watch in the United States in 2014 and beyond. The U.S. shale exploration and production boom has dramatically changed the U.S. energy landscape, unlocking enough natural gas resources to turn the country into a future exporter of liquefied natural gas while reversing the decline seen a few years ago in U.S. crude oil production. While unconventional plays such as the Eagle Ford and Bakken are well-known, DrillingInfo CEO Allen Gilmer told Rigzone he sees potential for exploration and production activity in 2014 and beyond for some emerging U.S. shale plays. These plays are standalone plays that people are just now looking at, as well as ancillary plays in and around proven plays, either up dip or down dip of proven plays but in juxtaposition with good source rock as well, Gilmer told Rigzone in an interview.     […]