A new article assesses the impact of hydraulic fracturing on seismic hazards like micro-earthquakes, an important issue for the safety of workers and the continuation of mining operations. The ...

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is the process of extracting natural gas and oil situated several miles deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Over the past decade, fracking has ...

Researchers were able to observe stress changes before and during an earthquake induced by hydraulic fracturing in Alberta, Canada, with the help of a phenomenon called seismic anisotropy. Researchers ...

A new peer-reviewed study revealed that there is no link between methane in groundwater and natural gas production in Texas’ Barnett Shale region. The study was published in the academic journal Water ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton Energy Services (NYSE: HAL) and Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) announced the launch of autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America with the ...