The Texas Legislature has invested millions in research to clean the fracking wastewater. Critics say it’s not a viable ...

A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by ...

PennEnergy Resources asked the state’s Department of Environmental Protection in April to rescind its permits for 1.5 million ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources halted a fracking operation in southeast Ohio’s Noble County earlier this month, ...

When this rock is softer and more porous, like sandstone and limestone, removing oil from them is kind of like squeezing the ...

Ohio officials have confirmed that a recent series of small earthquakes in Southeast Ohio are tied to oil and gas activity in the region. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the U.S.

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is a procedure that extracts oil and natural gas by injecting a high-pressure fluid containing water, proppants, and additives. The high pressure of the ...

But as water becomes more scarce, they're beginning to reconsider. For now, hydraulic fracturing in arid West Texas uses large amounts of fresh aquifer water to crack open subterranean shales ...

Hydraulic fracturing is what is commonly referred to ... State laws are also poorly enforced and there is limited testing data on air and water quality, according to the NRDC.

The burgeoning need for oil, gas & other forms of petroleum products coupled with growing need for advanced hydraulic equipment especially for exploration will boost market growth over the ...

Fracking, also called hydraulic fracturing ... Fracking companies drill horizontal wells, and then they force sand, water, and a mix of chemicals into them. That makes the shale crack and release ...

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is used to extract trapped oil and gas from underground geological formations. A mixture of water, chemicals and sand is injected into these ...