A new system for treating shale well flowback water at or near the source was introduced Tuesday near Fort Worth, TX, by Fountain Quail Water Management, a unit of Calgary-based Aqua-Pure Ventures Inc.
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Court Creates Uncertainty for Some Marcellus Gas Property Rights
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has introduced a measure of uncertainty into some ownership claims for the resource rights to Marcellus Shale gas, ordering a lower court to consider whether the owner of the shale also owns the shale gas in the same manner that state law declares that coalbed methane belongs to the owner of the coal.
Court Creates Uncertainty for Some Marcellus Gas Property Rights
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has introduced a measure of uncertainty into some ownership claims for the resource rights to Marcellus Shale gas, ordering a lower court to consider whether the owner of the shale also owns the shale gas in the same manner that state law declares that coalbed methane belongs to the owner of the coal.
Exec: Higher Standards Could Shrink Number of Shale Players
The need for higher standards in emerging shale plays could push some companies out of the business, a Talisman Energy Inc. executive told a Philadelphia audience Thursday.
Virginia Senators Push for Offshore Leasing
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation Wednesday that would open the door for oil and gas exploration and production off the coast of Virginia.
Virginia Senators Want Lease Sale to Move Forward
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation Wednesday that would open the door for oil and gas exploration and production off the coast of Virginia.
Bill Seeks to Strip EPA Permit Veto Power
Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) Thursday introduced legislation aimed at preventing offshore Alaska oil and gas projects from being held up or killed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal appeals process.
Industry Brief
A new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly last week would give whistleblower protections to workers in the oil and gas industry. House Bill 1605, sponsored by state Rep. Dan Frankel, a Democrat from Pittsburgh, would extend the 1986 Whistleblower Law to include employees of drilling companies and oilfield services companies. “This bill provides greater protection for our communities without imposing any new regulation on drillers,” Frankel wrote to members of the state House of Representatives in late April, searching for co-sponsors. “It simply protects individuals who report wrongdoing or waste to their employer or governmental authority, or who participate in an investigation, hearing or court action when asked.”
California Joins Push for Fracking Legislation
With both tight gas sands and oil shale development emerging in the state, a California legislator has introduced a bill (AB 591) seeking to require public disclosure of any chemicals used in oil/gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
House’s NAT GAS Act Redux Promotes Fuel for Transportation
Four members of the House of Representatives introduced sweeping legislation Wednesday that, if enacted, will set the nation on course to rely on natural gas for some of the country’s transportation needs over the next seven years. While the legislation was received warmly by the oil and gas industry, industrial gas users were crying foul.