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Chesapeake says it's ready for recovery after big divestments

Energy News // 3 years ago

Chesapeake says it's ready for recovery after big divestments

Struggling shale company Chesapeake Energy said Tuesday it was anticipating a recovery next year after releasing a good portion of its non-core gas assets.

Once-mighty Chesapeake continues divestment streak

Energy News // 3 years ago

Once-mighty Chesapeake continues divestment streak

Once one of the stronger shale gas companies in the United States, Chesapeake Energy said it closed on a $450 million deal to sell some of its shale acreage.

Barnett shale gas estimate doubles

Energy News // 4 years ago

Barnett shale gas estimate doubles

The U.S. Geological Survey said its review of the Barnett shale basin in north-central Texas led it to double the estimated reserve potential.

Study: Natural gas operations leak more methane than estimated

Science News // 5 years ago

Study: Natural gas operations leak more methane than estimated

Scientists at the University of Houston say escaped methane at fracking facilities may offset natural gas's environmental advantages over oil and coal.

$Texas city will still enforce fracking regulations$

Energy News // 5 years ago

Texas city will still enforce fracking regulations

The city of Denton, Texas, will continue enforcing regulations regarding drilling operations, but can't predict how the courts will react, a spokeswoman said.

$Texas ban on fracking bans criticized$

Energy News // 5 years ago

Texas ban on fracking bans criticized

The governor of Texas has seized control of the energy narrative in the state by passing a ban on local measures against fracking, advocacy groups said.

Energy News // 6 years ago

Denton frack ban challenged in Texas court

The Texas Oil and Gas Association said it filed a case against the city of Denton after voters backed an initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing.

Energy News // 6 years ago

Bad wells, not fracking, spoiling water

It's bad well design, not hydraulic fracturing itself, that's leading to contamination of drinking water, research led by Ohio State University finds.

Energy News // 6 years ago

Texas reviews seismic link to fracking

A Texas energy regulator said it was reviewing industry practices for hydraulic fracturing brought into question after a series of seismic events in the state.

Energy News // 6 years ago

Texas city mulls fracking ban

The city of Denton could become the first in Texas to ban hydraulic fracturing outright after officials said the issue should be decided on the November ballot.

The Barnett Shale is a geological formation located in the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin. It consists of sedimentary rocks of Mississippian age (354–323 million years ago) in Texas. The formation underlies the city of Fort Worth and underlies 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2) and at least 17 counties.

Some experts have suggested the Barnett Shale may have the largest producible reserves of any onshore natural gas field in the United States. The field is proven to have 2.5 trillion cubic feet (7.1×1010 m3) of natural gas, and is widely estimated to contain as much as 30 trillion cubic feet (8.5×1011 m3) of natural gas resources. Oil also has been found in lesser quantities, but sufficient (with recent high oil prices) to be commercially viable.

The Barnett Shale is known as a "tight" gas reservoir, indicating that the gas is not easily extracted. The shale is very hard, and it was virtually impossible to produce gas in commercial quantities from this formation until recent improvements were made in hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling, and there was an upturn in the natural gas price.

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