Drilling Down: Horizontal drilling drought grips Barnett Shale-A horizontal drilling drought has gripped a region of North Texas credited as the birthplace of the shale revolution. The Barnett Shale has now gone more than a month without an energy company filing for a horizontal drilling permit in… Continue Reading
The Return of Fracking in the Barnett Shale?-From his home office in North Texas, Nick Steinsberger monitors his drilling operation. He owns Valpoint Operating, an oil and gas company with a drilling rig in Oklahoma. The area is so remote, you can't even see any houses. "There's… Continue Reading