MERTZON, Texas, Nov 21 (Reuters) - At a dusty Texas oilfield, Apache Corp has eliminated its reliance on what arguably could be the biggest long-term constraint for fracking wells in the arid western ...

When it comes to new natural gas development, emissions are noticeably greater during the flowback process than during the actual drilling or fracking processes. That was one of the key findings in a ...

SAN ANTONIO — Hydraulic fracturing is competing for water in some of the driest regions of the U.S., including the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, according to a research paper released Wednesday by ...

Editor's note: This is part 2 in a two-part series on managing Bakken byproducts. Part 1 can be found here. Water is a vital part of the complex lifeline that makes drilling in the Bakken oil play so ...

Sep. 18—If the New Mexico oil and gas industry recycled 95% of the wastewater it produces, there would still be 1.9 billion barrels left over. What to do with that water — the salty byproduct of oil ...

If true, this new technology could provide a forensic tool for litigants to prove—or disprove—that hydraulic fracturing has impacted a water supply. The New Year brings a renewed focus on ...

Well flowback operations accounted for the greatest air pollution emissions from oil and gas development in a landmark Garfield County study, according to results released today. The research by a ...

Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas. It was invented in the 1940s, but gained popularity in the past two decades, particularly in the U.S. This is because ...

Amid skepticism from engineers and environmentalists, landowners and drilling company bet on LPG fracking, which uses propane instead of water. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here. A ...

I'm very disturbed about pollution from fracking and the implications for New Yorkers. In some places where there is hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, families have lost their access to safe ...