Core purpose: In unconventional oilfields (tight sands, shales), hydraulic fracturing creates high-conductivity fractures and a stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) to connect nanodarcy–microdarcy matrix ...

Unconventional oil refers to crude oil extracted through new methods like hydraulic fracturing and oil sands mining. Explore ...

Hydraulic fracturing is the enabling mechanism that converts tight and shale reservoirs from uneconomic rock into commercial assets by creating high-conductivity flow paths that connect nanodarcy ...

Donald Trump’s pro-fracking policy will boost an industry that threatens Pennsylvanians with radioactive pollution and more. State leaders must stand up for us. Donald Trump’s pro-fracking policy will ...

In Pennsylvania, if a local government decides to open up Marcellus shale drilling throughout a community, even a residential area, it might not be challenged in court because of a recent, ...

Natural gas extraction companies are currently targeting parts of western and eastern Virginia for drilling using the controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling, ...