With the introduction of shale gas drilling in the northeastern US, newspapers have a new front-page headline, and politicians have a new subject to debate (mostly with a negative view) — hydraulic fracturing.

New water desalination breakthrough leads to new jobs for Pennsylvania and cleaner energy for the nation.

Target acquisition technique uses logs to identify the best targets for multistage frac jobs. Production results prove the technique’s value — by far.

BJ and Baker Hughes blend more than 28 years of shale gas fracturing experience in IntelliFrac.

For maximum production, look at the life of a shale-gas play.

New sampling techniques bring field-size tests into the laboratory.

Combining standard petrophysical measurements with new rock physics observations can help characterize unconventional reservoirs.

Mitchell Energy proved that technology makes a difference when it used horizontal drilling to unlock the secrets of the Barnett Shale. New technological breakthroughs will continue to be needed in the years ahead.

The Cherokee Basin is emerging as a significant coalbed methane (CBM) play.

The unconventional resource play has taken off like gangbusters in North America and is beginning to attract attention in Europe and the Middle East.

Multicomponent seismic technology can improve the economic success of tight gas exploration and production.

Shales are heterogeneous and plays differ, but new, innovative technologies are available to help explorationists and engineers.

SideWinder design can be incorporated into any standard profile PDC bit.

NOV’s TC11 bit combines forged-in tooth and jacket protection. 

Unconventional shale development is a boon for Appalachian operators.