Red Queen effect can make production slow down in a hurry
Eagle Ford wells come in producing large amounts of oil or gas, but drop like a roller coaster after a year — a more than 60 percent dip that experts say is inherent to shale production.
View ArticleUT study: Fayetteville Shale still holds promise
The Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas will be one of the nation’s most prolific regions for natural gas production, with reserves that can be economically extracted through 2050, according to a study...
View ArticleEconomist: Shale fever soon will decline
A Houston energy economist predicted that shale fever is about to ebb, and the industry will soon be looking to offshore plays for reliable and lucrative investment payoffs.
View ArticleAs quake debate intensifies, Texas funds additional research
Texas will deploy additional sensors to study a rash of earthquakes shaking the state as researchers try to determine whether the tremors are linked to the underground disposal of oilfield waste.
View ArticleTexas now has earthquake sensors. But will anyone be watching them?
It looks like TexNet, the program installing 55 new earthquake sensors all over Texas, may get state funding after all. Two years ago, the state Legislature sent $4.5 million to the Bureau of Economic...
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