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The use of hydraulic fracturing in unconventional gas production has raised environmental concerns over air, groundwater, and soil contamination. This has prompted environmental groups and government regulators to demand further inspection. Though […]
Texas is in the enviable position of having two of the largest shale fields in north america—the eagle ford and the permian basin—both of which are driving jobs growth. The […]
Globally, the energy sector has transformed itself in the last ten years, developing unconventional oil and gas resources through two technologies: horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Water is integral to […]
Dr. William Fleckenstein, adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines, knows fracture stimulation or “fracking,” like the back of his hand. As a former scientific advisory board member with the National […]
Multi-Stage Fracturing (MSF) is a proven technological advancement which allows producers to recover oil and gas safely from shale/tight-rock oil formations. MSF is used not only to jump start the […]
In order to maximize the production potential for a natural gas well, the shale formation must be hydraulically fractured. This video outlines and demonstrates the hydraulic fracturing process in Chesapeake […]
For decades, the North Sea has been Europe’s gas reservoir, providing a welcome alternative to Russian gas. Now North Sea gas is running out, but an alternative gas future beckons which is not under the water, but deep under the ground – shale gas
