Many areas in the United States are currently experiencing rapid development of natural gas production wells employing the method of hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas out of shale formations.

Several environmental monitoring studies have suggested that unconventional natural gas development may contaminate ground water 15, 19, 21, 22 and surface water, 23, 24 potentially leading to ...

When geologists survey an area of land for the potential that gas or petroleum deposits could exist there, they must take into account the composition of rocks that lie below the surface. Previous ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wnwlnq/global_hydraulic) has announced the addition of the "Global Hydraulic ...

Pressure, temperature and fluid composition play an important role in the amount of metals and other chemicals found in wastewaters from hydraulically fractured gas reservoirs, according to ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer after Exxon Mobil, is testing hydraulic fracturing fluids composed solely of environmentally-benign components in wells.

San Francisco--Some of the natural gas harvested by hydraulic fracturing operations may be of biological origin--made by microorganisms inadvertently injected into shale by oil and gas companies ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hydraulic fracture oil and gas wells spill pretty often, according ...

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 ...

The federal government soon will begin a process that could expand its oversight of technology that has unlocked massive U.S. energy resources, a move likely to spur a lengthy battle with oil and gas ...