The oil and gas industry is stepping up efforts to find and repair methane leaks from natural gas pipelines, observes Highwood Emissions Management in “Leak Detection Methods for Natural Gas Gathering ...

With Permian Basin oil production climbing toward 6.8 million barrels a day and associated gas output approaching 30 billion ...

State and federal policy and regulatory decisions affecting operators in Texas’ oil and gas fields are made miles away, but the repercussions of distant decisions are acutely felt at home, says Hunter ...

HOUSTON–The United States ranked number one in the world for both crude oil and natural gas production growth last year, and U.S. producers appear to be positioned to defend that title in 2013 and ...

TULSA–The Granite Wash is a large unconventional play stretching across the southwest Anadarko Basin in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. Although it has been developed for decades using vertical ...

Editor’s Note: The proceeding article is the first in a two-part feature on applying multilateral technology in unconventional plays. Part II will appear in AOGR’s August issue and primarily focus on ...

HOUSTON–Seneca Resources completed a group of Marcellus Shale horizontal wells in sequential order with preplanned fracture and reservoir diagnostics to better understand completion and stimulation ...

DES PLAINES, IL.–Natural gas is cleaner burning and more flexible than other fuels, and is available in abundant supply, thanks to shale plays. It delivers clear economic as well as environmental ...

HOUSTON–Even with the unprecedented and ongoing success of plays such as the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Marcellus and Wolfcamp, the industry has only scratched the surface of the tremendous potential of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–The San Andres formation has been producing oil in the Permian Basin since the Santa Rita No. 1 discovery well was drilled nearly a century ago. It is one of the Permian’s most ...

HOUSTON–Perforating operations long have been among the most dangerous activities performed on a well site. Accidental detonations while preparing for a perforating run, during arming of perforating ...

As always, blockbuster Permian Basin deals are creating opportunities for far more than just the acquiring company. The repercussions of one of the largest—ExxonMobil’s acquisition of Pioneer Natural ...