Companies work out the kinks, seeking to understand the formation’s character.

An Oklahoma Corporation commissioner explains the regulatory landscape in her state.

The Woodford has emerged as a major player and shows no sign of letting up, Eagle Rock’s Schimelpfening says.

Investors from Asia and the U.K. are targeting liquids-rich shale plays in the U.S., forming billions of dollars worth of partnerships.

Operators re-deployed capital and rigs out of the Cana Woodford in the second half of 2012, targeting oilier plays like the Mississippi Lime and the Anadarko Woodford. Like the swallows of Capistrano, rigs are returning to the Cana Woodford as 2013 gets under way.

The large amount of capital required has also transformed the M&A industry, as producers reshuffle capital and assets to get into strategic locations, and as foreign oil companies, major internationals and private equity have purchased assets, operators, or both, to get into the game.

By eliminating tripping for installing and removing plugs, and perforating, companies can cut the time for hydraulic fracturing dramatically.

Source of the deepest active shale play in the US delivers liquids-rich pay.

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.

Big rigs are on the job in the red-hot, liquids-rich Cana Woodford play in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin. Meanwhile, operators in the Arkoma Basin’s established dry-gas play have shaved costs and boosted recoveries.

The Woodford and Fayetteville shales continue to be important areas for unconventional oil and gas players.

Its diversification plan now complete, Newfield Exploration is all about execution and optionality under a new president and chief executive.

Operators build vast knowledge bases, then apply the right technical solutions to maximize productivity. (From the Arkoma Playbook)

Lean times will not last forever. (From the Arkoma Playbook)