Suggested Citation: "3 Offshore Oil and Gas Development 101." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation: Using Hydraulic Fracturing and ...
To many walking the planet, fracking has a seriously bad reputation. Thanks to hyperbole and misinformation, fracking opponents have convinced a lot of people that the operators who drill and then ...
In the largest study of its kind, a Yale-led investigation found no evidence that trace contamination of organic compounds in drinking water wells near the Marcellus Shale in northeastern Pennsylvania ...
Hydrajet fracturing, which can place multiple propped hydraulic fractures in precise locations, effectively stimulated two underperforming horizontal openhole gas wells in the low-permeability Cardium ...
A study by the Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin finds no direct connection between hydraulic fracturing and reports of groundwater contamination. No direct connection has been ...
McMULLEN COUNTY — Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s rig jutted 165 feet into the sky and sat off a rocky road that was a long and jolting ride from the nearest paved stretch in a remote part of the county.
If you pick up a newspaper, turn on the television or attend a town hall in south Louisiana, a similar conversation is taking place. The talk consists of protecting the aquifers due to the hydraulic ...
More than 30 states drill for oil and gas via hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. By drilling horizontally and shooting huge amounts of water into wells, companies can fracture the rock deep ...