Fracturing

Pressure pumping manufacturer Weir Oil & Gas said Monday it is teaming up with a unit of Rolls Royce plc to provide what they claim is the industry’s first integrated hydraulic fracturing system, as efficiency moves front and center.

Pressure pumping manufacturer Weir Oil & Gas said Monday it is teaming up with a unit of Rolls Royce plc to provide what they claim is the industry’s first integrated hydraulic fracturing system, as efficiency moves front and center.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), working with the Gas Technology Institute, Laredo Petroleum Inc. and other industry partners, has collected what may be the world’s most comprehensive hydraulic fracturing research dataset in unconventional shale at a test site in the Permian Basin.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) has taken issue with EPA’s conclusion in last year’s landmark report that found hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has had no “widespread, systemic impacts” to drinking water, opening the door for renewed public debate on the subject.

Among a sample of 30 top U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies, risk management disclosure practices have improved since 2014, but more work needs to be done to communicate how drillers are reducing their environmental impacts, according to an annual green-leaning investor report on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) transparency.

The amount of water required by producers to fracture oil and natural gas wells varies across the country, but one thing is certain — the annual volumes used are increasing dramatically, according to the first nationwide map of usage by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The amount of water required by producers to fracture oil and natural gas wells varies across the country, but one thing is certain — the annual volumes used are increasing dramatically, according to the first nationwide map of usage by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands from taking effect on Wednesday.

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands from taking effect on Wednesday.