Directional drilling in shale formations is applied to place long horizontal laterals precisely within thin, mechanically favorable target intervals, enabling multi-stage stimulation and economic ...

Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions. Researchers have now developed a ...

A new ultrasonic test method can acquire high-resolution shale data in the lab by using new geometries for sample testing with specialized equipment suited for measuring shale formations at reservoir ...

Exxon Mobil is seeking to make acquisitions to expand its gas holdings, Bloomberg reports. The U.S. multinational oil and gas company is considering over a dozen shale-rock formations globally. The ...

Cairn executives are in Houston this week looking to spend as much as $5 billion with oilfield contractors who will help the ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...