Tag: hydraulic fracturing
June 27, 2022
Oil and Gas Activity Linked to Most Recent Earthquakes in West Texas
Since 2009, earthquakes have been rapidly rising in the Delaware Basin – a prolific oil-producing region in West Texas and New Mexico. According to a…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
Read MoreOctober 15, 2019
Seismic Monitoring Program Links Some West Texas Earthquakes to Hydraulic Fracturing
A new study by scientists of the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program shows that some of the recent earthquake activity in the Delaware Basin of West…
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2019
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential
A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2018
Where Water Goes After Fracking is Tied to Earthquake Risk
In addition to producing oil and gas, the energy industry produces a lot of water, about 10 barrels of water per barrel of oil on…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
Study Quantifies Potential for Water Reuse in Permian Basin Oil Production
Hydraulic fracturing often brings up large volumes of water that need to be managed. A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2017
Bakken Play Analysis Reported by Bureau of Economic Geology
AUSTIN, Texas — The Bureau of Economic Geology has concluded a comprehensive study of the Bakken unconventional resource in North Dakota and Montana and found…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2017
Researchers Link Methane in Groundwater in Parker and Hood Counties to Natural Sources
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have found that high levels of methane in well water from two counties near Fort Worth are…
Read MoreJune 2, 2015
Texas Budget Includes $4.5 Million for UT Quake Research
AUSTIN—The state will dedicate $4.5 million to the University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology to study seismic activity in Texas under a…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2015
Earthquake activity linked to injection wells may vary by region
The Williston Basin in north central U.S. produced fewer earthquakes caused by wastewater injection than in Texas, suggesting the link between seismicity and production activities…
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