Interesting article on increased leasing activity in potential high production areas of the N. Texas Barnett formation. Click on the link below for the complete article.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Barnett Shale Leasing Activity Picking Up
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sun about to shine on natural gas
As several of the shale plays reach maturity can we expect an increase in natural gas prices this winter? Calgary money manager Josef Schachter expresses his optimism in the following article. Click on the link below to read the detailed article by Gary Lamphier of the Edmonton Journal.
Monday, August 22, 2011
In Texas, Perry Has Presided Over Wind, Gas Booms
What would be the likely scenario with regards to energy if Texas Gov. Rick Perry wins the White House in 2012? The following article by Kate Galbraith of The Texas Tribune sums it up for us. Click the following link for the complete article.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
TCEQ Levies Hefty Fine on Wise County Driller
J-W Operating Co., an oil and natural gas producer in North Texas' Barnett Shale has been fined for air emissions violations. Read Star-Telegram writer Jack Z. Smith's entire article by clicking on the following link.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Pa. natural gas production rises 60 percent - WSJ.com
Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale becoming Huge Gas Producer. Read the WSJ article by clicking the following link.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Devon Energy's Barnett Shale Bet Pays Off
The following Star-Telegram article highlights Devon Energy's Barnett Shale drilling success. The article also examines in closer detail the Benbrook Federal 12 acre drill site in SW Tarrant County that will be home to 35 wells when drilling is completed in March of 2012. I recently visited the site mentioned in this article and posted several of my own photos to this blog prior to this article's release. Check out those photos in this previous post http://hillcountygasboom.blogspot.com/2011/08/patterson-drills-devons-benbrook-fed.html, and then read the complete Devon article by clicking on the following link.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
One of Devon's Benbrook Fed Units at Lake Benbrook
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| Patterson's Drillbit continues to turn at one of Devon's Benbrook Fed Units located at Benbrook Lake in SW Ft. Worth. |
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| Red "Christmas Tree" wellheads stand at attention at Devon's Fed Drillsite. This is but 12 of the 30+ planned wells to be completed on this site. |
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| 12 more completed wells at the same Devon drill site. |
Monday, August 08, 2011
Could the EPA Be Planning a "Told You So" Moment?
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| Gene Powell, Editor/Publisher of the Powell Shale Digest voices concerns about recent EPA actions that could have a profound effect on Benzene Emissions beginning in 2013. Click here for the complete story |
Monday, August 01, 2011
EPA proposes emissions cuts for oil, gas operations
A proposed regulation by the EPA may result in more "green completions" of future gas wells, as well as older wells that are slated for re-fracture. The plan aims at reducing emissions not only at the well site, but to facilities such as processing plants, compressor stations and storage tanks located at the well sites. The EPA applauds this proposed measure stating that "the regulation would not only curb harmful emissions, but save the gas industry tens of millions of dollars annually from the value of natural gas that would no longer escape in the air." (Click the following link for the full story)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gas drilling in Fort Worth dominates council discussion | Fort Worth | News from Fort Wo...
The Barnett Shale air quality study for Ft. Worth has been completed, but can the average "joe" really decipher what it all means. More discussions are in order.
Read the entire story by clicking the link below.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Fort Worth councilman frustrated by delay in releasing air quality study | Barnett Shale ...
District 6 councilman Jungas Jordan had been frustrated over the delayed release of the city's air quality study. The report which sports a $1 million price tag will hopefully give
city leaders and residents a better look at how gas drilling in the Barnett Shale has affected the air that Ft. Worth citizens are breathing.
Click the following link for the full story.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Ongoing Urban Seismic in the Barnett Shale
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| As shale gas drilling continues scenes such as the one depicted above are duplicated hundreds of times across countless parts of the urban landscape. Geophones, along with miles of seismic cable can be seen in the median of S. Hulen St. in southwestern Tarrant county. |
Shale gas is anything but a disappointment | Mitchell Schnurman | Dallas Business, Texas...
To the delight of some and the dismay of others, Star-Telegram writer Michael Schnurman discusses his observations on shale gas drilling.
Monday, June 27, 2011
The New York Times and natural gas: Don’t facts matter any more?
Exxon Mobil, America's largest natural gas producer weighs in on the highly controversial subject of shale gas exploration. ExxonMobil also delivers a stinging PERSPECTIVE in response to a recent New York Times article that questions America's vast shale gas resources, and likens shale gas plays to investing in giant "Ponzi" schemes. The article was based on "piles of emails" from industry sources and the EIA.
(click the link below for the full Perspective)
Your comments are welcomed.
Your comments are welcomed.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY Blasts New York Times Article as Inaccurate and Misleading
Chesapeake Energy responded today to an article published in the Sunday, June 26, 2011 edition of the New York Times. That article was posted yesterday on this blog. Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake's CEO defends his company and claims "The Times story was obviously motivated by an anti-natural gas agenda."
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush - NYTimes.com
Shale Gas: "INHERENTLY UNPROFITABLE" - Say it isn't so!
Access the entire article by clicking the link below
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Fracking: The Great Shale Gas Rush - BusinessWeek
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| image courtesy of Business Week |
Click here for complete article >>>>>>Fracking: The Great Shale Gas Rush - BusinessWeek
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Drought threatens drilling in South Texas' Eagle Ford Shale | Barnett Shale | Dallas Bus...
Ongoing drought conditions could mean tough times for natural gas drilling. Fracturing gas wells takes a lot of water. Because of it's geological formation it takes almost 4 times as much water to frac a well in the Eagle Ford Shale than a well drilled in the Barnett Shale of N. Texas.
(Read the full story by clicking the link below).
Drought threatens drilling in South Texas' Eagle Ford Shale | Barnett Shale | Dallas Bus...
(Read the full story by clicking the link below).
Drought threatens drilling in South Texas' Eagle Ford Shale | Barnett Shale | Dallas Bus...
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Enterprise sees 750,000 to 800,000 b/d oil potential from Eagle Ford - Oil | Platts News Article & Story
Huge potential for oil production from the Eagle Ford Shale of S. Texas. See full story by clicking on the link below.
Monday, June 06, 2011
RIGZONE - Carrizo Adds Eagle Ford Acreage
Carrizo O&G has increased it's mineral interest holdings in S. Texas' Eagle Ford Shale. The company moved their last Barnett Shale rig to Dimmit County, TX to drill the Ivey Ranch 10H until it can be replaced with a new rig in December of this year. The Eagle Ford Shale continues to be one of the hottest shale gas formations in the U.S. (Read the entire RIGZONE article by clicking on the link below)
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Marathon Oil purchases Eagle Ford Shale acreage in South Texas for $3.5B
The Eagle Ford Shale continues to be one of the hottest shale gas plays in the country. Check out the article below from PennEnergy.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
RIGZONE - Energy Bills Put 'Fracking' On Different Tracks
A Go SLOW or a HURRY UP Bill....Check out this article and decide for yourself.
RIGZONE - Energy Bills Put 'Fracking' On Different Tracks
RIGZONE - Energy Bills Put 'Fracking' On Different Tracks
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Most drilling-related legislation appears dead in Texas Legislature | Texas Legislature ...
Of the three dozen or so bills filed by Texas lawmakers this legislative session, it appears that only a few still have a chance at becoming law. Click the link below for the entire article
by Star-Telegram writer AMAN BATHEJA.
Most drilling-related legislation appears dead in Texas Legislature | Texas Legislature ...
by Star-Telegram writer AMAN BATHEJA.
Most drilling-related legislation appears dead in Texas Legislature | Texas Legislature ...
RIGZONE - Marcellus Shale Motherlode Brings World of Change
Natural gas exploration in the massive Marcellus Shale formation which stretches beneath Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky and Tennessee continues to transform the smaller communities in these areas into new "BOOMTOWNS".
RIGZONE - Marcellus Shale Motherlode Brings World of Change
RIGZONE - Marcellus Shale Motherlode Brings World of Change
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Saving Grace of Unconventional Natural Gas.
Interesting article on the impact of new shale gas development in the long-term.
The Saving Grace of Unconventional Natural Gas.
The Saving Grace of Unconventional Natural Gas.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
What's next for Natural Gas in Texas?
Next up, is more development across Texas as natural gas companies produce more domestic natural gas to put to work for both the Texas and U.S. economy and clean energy future. In fact, thanks to further expansion and development, it is estimated that the Barnett Shale could produce a third of total U.S. gas supply by 2025. Newfound natural gas supplies in the area are expected to add one million years of employment and $100 billion to Texas' economy through 2015. Additionally, companies are now able to tap the vast resources of the Eagle Ford Shale - a wide geographic area stretching from the Mexican border in South Texas into East Texas. Although the Eagle Ford is a relatively new Texas shale play, figures suggest it may be one of the largest onshore oil and natural gas discoveries in the past half century - at least as large as the Barnett Shale, and maybe even larger.
Next up, is more development across Texas as natural gas companies produce more domestic natural gas to put to work for both the Texas and U.S. economy and clean energy future. In fact, thanks to further expansion and development, it is estimated that the Barnett Shale could produce a third of total U.S. gas supply by 2025. Newfound natural gas supplies in the area are expected to add one million years of employment and $100 billion to Texas' economy through 2015. Additionally, companies are now able to tap the vast resources of the Eagle Ford Shale - a wide geographic area stretching from the Mexican border in South Texas into East Texas. Although the Eagle Ford is a relatively new Texas shale play, figures suggest it may be one of the largest onshore oil and natural gas discoveries in the past half century - at least as large as the Barnett Shale, and maybe even larger.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Barnett Shale: UT-Austin doing major "fracking" study
Quote from the article:
"What we're trying to do is separate fact from fiction," said Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, director of the Energy Institute, in a statement accompanying today's announcement. "Unlocking huge reserves of natural gas could be vital to our nation's energy security. If proven to be safe and environmentally benign, (fracking) could unleash a bountiful supply of domestic energy for generations, if not centuries, to come."
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Monday, May 02, 2011
OLD NARO Message Board Posts Found and Released for Viewing
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| Hat's off to NARO for retrieving and posting the old NARO forum posts through 2007. Also, a tip of the hat to Agelio Networks for donating the web hosting for those posts. Those posts can be accessed by clicking HERE. |
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Barnett Shale: Quicksilver's Somervell gas wells draw buzz
A rather interesting article that may redefine some of the outer areas of the Barnett Shale.
Barnett Shale: Quicksilver's Somervell gas wells draw buzz
Barnett Shale: Quicksilver's Somervell gas wells draw buzz
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
RIGZONE - And the Winner Is... The Haynesville
Of the sixteen major parishes and counties that cover the Haynesville, half of the drilling is currently occurring in three counties: De Soto (54 rigs), Sabine (20 rigs), and Red River (15 rigs). Other counties and parishes with active rigs are: Bienville (8 rigs), Bossier (9 rigs), Caddo (14 rigs), Harrison (7 rigs), Nacogdoches (12 rigs), Panola (6 rigs), Rusk (4 rigs), San Augustine (14 rigs), and Shelby (9 rigs). (info courtesy RIGZONE)
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Carcinogens injected into gas wells, report says - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
The Controversial Process known as hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) rages on.
Carcinogens injected into gas wells, report says - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
Carcinogens injected into gas wells, report says - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
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