
The Slay No. 1 well is widely considered the first production well in the Barnett shale and marks the dawn of the unconventional era.
- Apr. 26 2012

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.
- Mar. 1 2012

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.
- Feb. 14 2012 - free

Chesapeake is joining the small--but growing--list of operators who plan to curtail drilling in dry gas basins.
- Jan. 23 2012 - free

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.
- Dec. 19 2011

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.
- Sep. 23 2011

An environmentalist and the head of a drillers' group weigh in on the bill that Gov. Perry recently signed.
- Jul. 1 2011

The Barnett shale and Piceance/Uinta basins are coming out on top in regard to completions data.
- Jun. 22 2011

Extensive, mature midstream infrastructure supports the big Barnett shale-gas play.
- May. 12 2011

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.
- Apr. 15 2011 - free

New findings have indicated the gas has been present in the well water since 2005.
- Dec. 14 2010
- May. 14 2010

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.
- Feb. 10 2010
- Feb. 1 2010
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