A report released by the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States earlier this month on hydraulic fracturing has come out in support of the oil and gas industry. The report concludes the extraction process has “not led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water.” Having said that, it is also acknowledged there’s plenty of […]
Did powerful oil tycoon try to interfere with fracking study?
Fracking and its possible harm to the environment is currently being studied and last year, the Oklahoma Geological Survey team had some reports that were critical of those who use the method. According to Bloomberg, billionaire oil tycoon, Harold Hamm, told the dean of the University of Oklahoma’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, Larry […]
Using shock waves to eliminate water in fracking
The oil industry is struggling to come up with new technology these days in an attempt to cut costs considering the low price of oil. Here is one technique that may gain favour with the industry according to Oilprice.com Shockwaves may be used to assist with fracking. Shockwaves can be used to initiate fractures in […]
New rules in the wake of a quake
New rules for oil companies using hydraulic fracturing in the Fox Creek area should prevent stronger earthquakes, the Alberta Energy Regulator has declared. After a cluster of earthquakes possibly associated with “fracking” in the region, the regulator decided to bring new regulations, said Todd Shipman, AER manager responsible for seismic monitoring. “We want the ability […]
Fracking-not just done on land
While a debate rages over the use of hydraulic fracturing to exploit fossil fuel reserves inland, the practice has quietly taken hold offshore, in the Gulf of Mexico. Documents obtained by “Fault Lines” reveal that the world’s largest oil firms are now fracking in some of the Gulf’s deepest waters — raising questions about how […]
Is fracking responsible for earthquakes in Ohio
Until three years ago earthquakes were not only not felt in Poland Township, Ohio they just didn’t occur. Then says Miami University seismologist Robert Skourmal, three years ago oil and gas companies started hydraulic fracturing in the region. Since 2012 there have been 77 quakes. They were small and not felt by residents adds Skourmal. […]
Oil industry fights fracking bans
Longmount Colorado, a city of 25-thousand, is locked in a battle against the oil industry. The issue is fracking rights. Located in the northern part of the state, its residents decided to ban hydraulic fracturing a couple of years back. The decision protect open wilderness spaces and a reservoir popular with fishermen. The decision obviously […]
An alternative to fracking
FalconRidge Oil Technologies is releasing products its management says could revolutionize the oil and gas industry when it comes to recovering product from dead wells. The technology called Terra Slicing Technology (TST), provides an alternative to hydraulic fracturing. The company claims its TST can restore the capacity of a well to up to 80% of its original […]
Will waterless hydraulic fracturing technique change the industry?
A waterless fracking company is having its innovative method put to work in Ohio’s Utica shale play. GasFrac Energy Services Inc. has started fracturing its first trial well in the Utica shale. Multiple oil and gas companies have ownership in the well and are waiting on the results . The Calgary headquartered company uses gelled […]
Fracking not a concern in one community
Hydraulic fracturing may be controversial in California, but it’s not at all new. Fracking, has been happening for more than 40 years in Kern County, north of Los Angeles. There are parts of Kern County that are covered, as far as the eye can see, with oil wells. The town of Taft is at the […]