Tag: oil and gas
March 8, 2021
Texas Earthquake System Strengthens National Network
Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and…
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 MoreMay 7, 2019
Complex Geology Contributed to Deepwater Horizon Disaster, New Study Finds
A study from The University of Texas at Austin is the first published in a scientific journal to take an in-depth look at the challenging…
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 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 MoreJanuary 17, 2017
Weaknesses in Mexico’s Oil Sector are Creating ‘Chaos’ during the Holiday Season
Officials say it’s time for Mexicans to pay market prices for gasoline and longtime subsidies are not sustainable especially with the peso’s dramatic fall…
Read MoreDecember 8, 2016
Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Eagerly Take Stakes in Mexican Offshore Fields
MEXICO CITY — The international oil industry on Monday agreed to pay billions of dollars to the Mexican government for rights to drill in the…
Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
U.S. should support basic research
BY KITTY L. MILLIKEN Special to the Star-Telegram Basic research into how our planet operates is an essential investment. That’s why it is alarming that…
Read MoreOctober 8, 2015
Mapping as Mexico Opens for Exploration
MEXICO CITY — Now that Mexico’s potential oil and gas riches are open to outside investment, how does the industry figure out what’s there? North…
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