Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a process of extracting natural gas and oil from several miles deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Over the past decade, fracking has ...

Hydrajet fracturing, which can place multiple propped hydraulic fractures in precise locations, effectively stimulated two underperforming horizontal openhole gas wells in the low-permeability Cardium ...

Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...

The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary Gasland is often credited with spawning the movement to oppose fracking. The 2010 documentary, which was written and directed by Josh Fox, portrayed ...

“Fracking” is a common name for hydraulic fracturing, which is a process that uses a high-pressure mix of water, chemicals ...

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 ...

It was the final regulatory hurdle for the first phase of the company’s plan, a 13,000-foot-deep “exploratory” well. Phase two would involve drilling a milelong horizontal shaft and then using a ...

“Fracking” is a common name for hydraulic fracturing, which is a process that uses a high-pressure mix of water, chemicals and sand. During the process, a solution of pressurized water, chemicals and ...