The Bone Spring formation has been one of the most prolific shale plays in the Permian in recent years and continues to drive production growth The Bone Spring formation has been one of the most prolific shale plays in the Permian in recent years and will continue to drive the Permian basin’s shale production growth, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Before hydraulic fracturing, Bone Spring was a target for conventional oil. After the introduction of fracking and horizontal drilling across U.S. shale plays, production from the Bone Spring formation has risen significantly, and it is now one of the fastest developing unconventional plays in the United States, the EIA said in a report on the Permian’s Wolfcamp and Bone Spring shale plays. According to the EIA, the Bone Spring formation is a highly attractive unconventional oil target for drillers because it has many pay zones […]