Natural gas-fired electricity generation saves far more water than what’s used during production, including water used for hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking.’ When compared to other major sources of baseload power, natural gas uses between 60 and 70 percent less...
When someone says “virtually all” that is an extremely large sample size. In fact, I operate vertical oil wells that were drilled over 65 years ago, and own royalty under vertical wells drilled over 80 years ago. These properties were spaced at the OCC but not force...
The benefits of the shale energy revolution continue to be felt far and wide across the United States. Abundant domestic natural gas production has made the commodity more affordable than ever, leading more communities to use it as a source of energy. At this point,...
A new study by ICF International reaffirms the substantial economic benefits provided by natural gas development and use in the United States. The report, produced on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute (API), examines the economic impact of natural gas-related...
Forced Pooling procedures developed in Oklahoma over decades, when the oil and gas industry existed in a vertical world. Companies were drilling geological ideas that were almost always relatively small, with the first well being a true exploratory well, and much...