Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill speeding up Ohio’s oil and gas permitting process

Ohio's oil and gas industry says Senate Bill 219 makes much-needed updates to state drilling laws, though environmental ...
Pennsylvania Business Report

Seneca Resources deploying advanced electric fracturing technology

Seneca Resources is the exploration and production segment of National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG), and Evolution Well Services. The ...
Seattle Times

Pennsylvania correlates natural gas fracking with quakes

Pennsylvania environmental regulators have found a likely correlation between a natural gas company’s fracking operation and a series of tiny earthquakes in western Pennsylvania last year. The quakes ...
Nature

Research on the flow properties of fracturing fluids through nozzles during the flowback process in oil wells

Optimizing flowback control through nozzle sizing is critical for preserving hydraulic fractures and maximizing post-fracturing production. This study develops a physics-based fluid-dynamics model ...
The Washington Post

Nation rushes to embrace natural gas and fracking despite risks to environment

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s attitude toward natural-gas “fracking” seems to depend on whether it occurs somewhere that would be politically inconvenient for him. McAuliffe (D) said recently he's ...
Nature

Application of multi-stage fracturing stimulation based on case study of Chang-7 shale gas formation in Ordos basin

Initial oil&gas production rates from tight sandstones and shales are typically low. Additional stimulation measures are required to enhance production efficiency 1. Fracturing technology is widely ...
WOSU Public Media

Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...