Hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) is the key that unlocks gas shale plays — the bedrock of the industry’s supply renaissance. While growing environmental concern over the well stimulation technique has sent shivers through the gas patch, a researcher at Houston’s Rice University and a small start-up company think they have something that could all but eliminate the worries while simplifying the process and cutting producer costs.
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Hydrofracing: Research Offers Tiny Solution to Big Problem
Hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) is the key that unlocks gas shale plays — the bedrock of the industry’s supply renaissance. While growing environmental concern over the well stimulation technique has sent shivers through the gas patch, a researcher at Houston’s Rice University and a small start-up company think they have something that could all but eliminate the worries while simplifying the process and cutting producer costs.
November 13, 2009