We often point to the start of the shale revolution around 2008. But really, shale development didn’t begin a decade ago. It didn’t begin in 1947, either, the year that the Stanolind Oil Corporation experimented with its first “Hydrafrac” well by injecting 1,000 gallons of napalm-thic

To William Nordhouse, the world is like a bathtub. The Yale University economics professor isn’t suggesting that our planet is awash in luxurious bubbles or afloat among rubber ducks. Instead, he uses the bathtub analogy to help people understand the integrated nature of the world oil

We recently sat down with noted shale geologist Dan Steward to get some first-hand insight in inside the industry from some of the earliest days in shale gas.  Steward was part of the pioneering team with Mitchell Energy that revolutionized the shale gas industry, beginning with the B

On December 10, 1967, the residents of Farmington, New Mexico, likely felt the earth shake from a nuclear bomb detonated 4,000 feet below ground. No, it wasn’t an act of war – it was actually an early test at using nuclear power in the production of natural gas.  It may sound crazy, b

Just a few decades ago, fracking was fringe science.  In fact, there was a lot of skepticism about whether it could ever work.  But in the 1970s, two entities joined together to risk big money on what many considered a pipe dream: the O&G industry and good ol’ Uncle Sam. Now that