Leah Raintree

Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) is a large-scale drawing produced using shale from the Marcellus Formation, a geologic unit that spans much of the Appalachian Basin. Formed 400 million years ago under an inland sea, contemporary associations with the formation revolve around natural resource extraction, with the work engaging the timescale and polarity of the material. The two-part work includes a 132 x 168" drawing and a newsprint of curated research on hydraulic fracturing available for public distribution. | 2012