On March 20, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) released its long-awaited final rule for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian land. The rule establishes new requirements to ensure ...

NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Fracking operations at a site in Ohio were halted in connection to recent earthquakes. According to WFMJ, hydraulic fracturing operations at a well pad in Noble County, ...

A new study by Miami University geologists links the March 2014 earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio, to hydraulic fracturing that activated a previously unknown fault. The induced seismic sequence ...

In the largest study of its kind, a Yale-led investigation found no evidence that trace contamination of organic compounds in drinking water wells near the Marcellus Shale in northeastern Pennsylvania ...

In a case of first impression that drew interest across Appalachia, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined on January 22, 2020, that the rule of capture applies when natural gas is extracted ...

Hydraulic fracturing is an increasingly important part of energy production in the US. While the technology has been used for 60 years to enhance production from oil and gas wells, today hydraulic ...

Brian D. Drollette receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Desiree L. Plata receives funding from the National Science Foundation. US natural gas production increased by 42% between ...

Hydraulic fracturing remains stymied in two of Canada's Atlantic provinces. New Brunswick has extended indefinitely a moratorium on the completion technique imposed in 2014. And an independent panel ...

Editor’s note: Find a cited version of this column at http://www.vaildaily.com. I read the column from Michael Pleimling in the Vail Daily recently about his ...

From left, students in UW’s energy resource management and development degree program visiting a hydraulic fracturing site near Glenrock are: Tyler Schlagel, Cheyenne; Lars Quinlivan, Cheyenne; Cass ...

Earthquakes never used to happen in Poland Township, Ohio — or, at least, they were never identified. But then the fracking started. In March of 2014, the township saw 77 earthquakes occur, says ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As 2016 is coming to an end, officials say there are plans in the works to make sure 2017 doesn’t include nearly as many earthquakes for Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission ...