By Rob Nikolewski │ Watchdog.org After 29 straight weeks of declines, the rig count for U.S. oil and gas operations has gone up for two weeks in a row. While the reversal is offering some hope the industry’s downturn since last November has finally hit bottom, energy analysts aren’t ready to start popping champagne corks. […]
We plotted a Google map showing the horizontal legs for Utica Shale wells drilled in eastern Ohio before late November 2013 and were really surprised by the geographic pattern and density of drilling in some areas.
Frac Sand is a high-purity silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing by the oil and gas industry. The amount of frac sand used in the United States is up over 300% since 2009. “Frac sand” is a high-purity quartz sand with very durable and very round grains. It is a crush-resistant material produced for use […]