I ran across an article in the New York Times about a new publication, “The Boom,” becoming popular with oil field workers in the Eagle Ford. It’s a good read. And it’s free online. Check out the article in the August publication, “Eagle Ford Shale Takeaways.” It’s a reprint of an…
Emissions of methane from oil and gas exploration, production and transportation facilities have become a big topic in the news recently. The E&P industry touts natural gas as a more environmentally friendly fuel than coal for electric generation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and there…
The San Antonio Business Journal has a good website aggregating news about the Eagle Ford Shale: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/eagle-ford-shale-insight/
Ceres, a nonprofit focusing on climate change, water scarcity and sustainability, has issued a report, Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Water Demand by the Numbers, a Shareholder, Lender & Operator Guide to Water Sourcing. Here are some excerpts: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
The Eagle Ford in South Texas is big news, even in California. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-oil-boom-20140216,0,7621618.story#axzz2tdDZOvWY
Data from the Energy Information Administration shows that Texas’ oil production is now the highest it’s been in thirty years. Texas crude production is now approaching 3 million barrels/day, a rate not seen since the 1960’s. Below are EIA graphs showing production of oil from the Eagle Ford and the…
I have recently seen articles predicting the end of the shale boom, coming not only from those who have consistently predicted that shale production would never amount to anything, but also from respected sources whose predictions have previously proven accurate. A recent Houston Chronicle article quotes from a paper written…
The Corpus Christi Caller Times recently published an excellent piece on Gregg Robertson, the geologist responsible for discovering the value of the Eagle Ford formation. Read it here. Gregg is not only an excellent geologist, but also a fine human being. He deserves the award for newsmaker of the year,…
Amazing image. No better way to illustrate the activity in the Eagle Ford.
Three interesting stories: Guar, a bean grown mostly in India, has become a hot commodity because of its use as an additive in frac fluid. See this CNBC Report. Indian farmers are getting rich, American farmers are looking into growing the bean, and Halliburton’s income is down “due to increased…