The Slay No. 1 well is widely considered the first production well in the Barnett shale and marks the dawn of the unconventional era.

With an estimated 50% of perforation clusters and 25% of stages not contributing to production from wells in all of the major shale plays, Schlumberger is focused on reducing the number of defective wells and improving completion quality.

With natural gas prices bouncing around between $3 and $5 for the past couple of years, many pundits thought it had found its floor in this cycle, with nowhere to go but up.

Chesapeake is joining the small--but growing--list of operators who plan to curtail drilling in dry gas basins.

Low natural gas prices may force some operators to cut drilling levels in unconventional dry gas plays, but others find they can sustain production volume growth through improved efficiencies.

While Devon Energy's primary focus is in E&P, the company's midstream division is a very important and profitable segment of the company.

An environmentalist and the head of a drillers' group weigh in on the bill that Gov. Perry recently signed.

The Barnett shale and Piceance/Uinta basins are coming out on top in regard to completions data.

Extensive, mature midstream infrastructure supports the big Barnett shale-gas play.

The pioneer of the world's shale plays discusses the future of energy development in this exclusive interview with Hart Energy, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his Barnett play opener.

New findings have indicated the gas has been present in the well water since 2005.

The company plans 246 wells in the play this year, and estimates 70 MMbbl of oil and 175 Bcf of gas in place per section.